diff --git a/sound/soc/qcom/lpass-cpu.c b/sound/soc/qcom/lpass-cpu.c
index 1ee6d8b3f550..0718a0fff9cb 100644
--- a/sound/soc/qcom/lpass-cpu.c
+++ b/sound/soc/qcom/lpass-cpu.c
@@ -80,14 +80,6 @@ static int lpass_cpu_daiops_startup(struct snd_pcm_substream *substream,
 		dev_err(dai->dev, "error in enabling mi2s osr clk: %d\n", ret);
 		return ret;
 	}
-
-	ret = clk_prepare_enable(drvdata->mi2s_bit_clk[dai->driver->id]);
-	if (ret) {
-		dev_err(dai->dev, "error in enabling mi2s bit clk: %d\n", ret);
-		clk_disable_unprepare(drvdata->mi2s_osr_clk[dai->driver->id]);
-		return ret;
-	}
-
 	return 0;
 }
 
@@ -310,6 +302,14 @@ static int lpass_cpu_daiops_trigger(struct snd_pcm_substream *substream,
 		if (ret)
 			dev_err(dai->dev, "error writing to i2sctl reg: %d\n",
 				ret);
+
+		ret = clk_prepare_enable(drvdata->mi2s_bit_clk[id]);
+		if (ret) {
+			dev_err(dai->dev, "error in enabling mi2s bit clk: %d\n", ret);
+			clk_disable_unprepare(drvdata->mi2s_osr_clk[id]);
+			return ret;
+		}
+
 		break;
 	case SNDRV_PCM_TRIGGER_STOP:
 	case SNDRV_PCM_TRIGGER_SUSPEND: