diff --git a/sound/soc/fsl/fsl_sai.c b/sound/soc/fsl/fsl_sai.c
index a79a9b0c08fd..364410be3c4e 100644
--- a/sound/soc/fsl/fsl_sai.c
+++ b/sound/soc/fsl/fsl_sai.c
@@ -346,6 +346,9 @@ static int fsl_sai_trigger(struct snd_pcm_substream *substream, int cmd,
 	case SNDRV_PCM_TRIGGER_START:
 	case SNDRV_PCM_TRIGGER_RESUME:
 	case SNDRV_PCM_TRIGGER_PAUSE_RELEASE:
+		regmap_update_bits(sai->regmap, FSL_SAI_xCSR(tx),
+				   FSL_SAI_CSR_FRDE, FSL_SAI_CSR_FRDE);
+
 		regmap_update_bits(sai->regmap, FSL_SAI_RCSR,
 				   FSL_SAI_CSR_TERE, FSL_SAI_CSR_TERE);
 		regmap_update_bits(sai->regmap, FSL_SAI_TCSR,
@@ -353,8 +356,6 @@ static int fsl_sai_trigger(struct snd_pcm_substream *substream, int cmd,
 
 		regmap_update_bits(sai->regmap, FSL_SAI_xCSR(tx),
 				   FSL_SAI_CSR_xIE_MASK, FSL_SAI_FLAGS);
-		regmap_update_bits(sai->regmap, FSL_SAI_xCSR(tx),
-				   FSL_SAI_CSR_FRDE, FSL_SAI_CSR_FRDE);
 		break;
 	case SNDRV_PCM_TRIGGER_STOP:
 	case SNDRV_PCM_TRIGGER_SUSPEND: