diff --git a/sound/soc/davinci/davinci-evm.c b/sound/soc/davinci/davinci-evm.c
index 6fac5af13298..d55e6477bff0 100644
--- a/sound/soc/davinci/davinci-evm.c
+++ b/sound/soc/davinci/davinci-evm.c
@@ -71,6 +71,11 @@ static int evm_hw_params(struct snd_pcm_substream *substream,
 	if (ret < 0)
 		return ret;
 
+	/* set the CPU system clock */
+	ret = snd_soc_dai_set_sysclk(cpu_dai, 0, sysclk, SND_SOC_CLOCK_OUT);
+	if (ret < 0)
+		return ret;
+
 	return 0;
 }
 
diff --git a/sound/soc/davinci/davinci-mcasp.c b/sound/soc/davinci/davinci-mcasp.c
index 9b1920e25564..9f7c2e153ecd 100644
--- a/sound/soc/davinci/davinci-mcasp.c
+++ b/sound/soc/davinci/davinci-mcasp.c
@@ -486,8 +486,7 @@ static int davinci_mcasp_set_dai_fmt(struct snd_soc_dai *cpu_dai,
 		mcasp_set_bits(base + DAVINCI_MCASP_ACLKRCTL_REG, ACLKRE);
 		mcasp_set_bits(base + DAVINCI_MCASP_RXFMCTL_REG, AFSRE);
 
-		mcasp_set_bits(base + DAVINCI_MCASP_PDIR_REG,
-				ACLKX | AHCLKX | AFSX);
+		mcasp_set_bits(base + DAVINCI_MCASP_PDIR_REG, ACLKX | AFSX);
 		break;
 	case SND_SOC_DAIFMT_CBM_CFS:
 		/* codec is clock master and frame slave */
@@ -584,6 +583,24 @@ static int davinci_mcasp_set_clkdiv(struct snd_soc_dai *dai, int div_id, int div
 	return 0;
 }
 
+static int davinci_mcasp_set_sysclk(struct snd_soc_dai *dai, int clk_id,
+				    unsigned int freq, int dir)
+{
+	struct davinci_audio_dev *dev = snd_soc_dai_get_drvdata(dai);
+
+	if (dir == SND_SOC_CLOCK_OUT) {
+		mcasp_set_bits(dev->base + DAVINCI_MCASP_AHCLKXCTL_REG, AHCLKXE);
+		mcasp_set_bits(dev->base + DAVINCI_MCASP_AHCLKRCTL_REG, AHCLKRE);
+		mcasp_set_bits(dev->base + DAVINCI_MCASP_PDIR_REG, AHCLKX);
+	} else {
+		mcasp_clr_bits(dev->base + DAVINCI_MCASP_AHCLKXCTL_REG, AHCLKXE);
+		mcasp_clr_bits(dev->base + DAVINCI_MCASP_AHCLKRCTL_REG, AHCLKRE);
+		mcasp_clr_bits(dev->base + DAVINCI_MCASP_PDIR_REG, AHCLKX);
+	}
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
 static int davinci_config_channel_size(struct davinci_audio_dev *dev,
 				       int channel_size)
 {
@@ -739,8 +756,6 @@ static void davinci_hw_param(struct davinci_audio_dev *dev, int stream)
 	if (stream == SNDRV_PCM_STREAM_PLAYBACK) {
 		/* bit stream is MSB first  with no delay */
 		/* DSP_B mode */
-		mcasp_set_bits(dev->base + DAVINCI_MCASP_AHCLKXCTL_REG,
-				AHCLKXE);
 		mcasp_set_reg(dev->base + DAVINCI_MCASP_TXTDM_REG, mask);
 		mcasp_set_bits(dev->base + DAVINCI_MCASP_TXFMT_REG, TXORD);
 
@@ -756,8 +771,6 @@ static void davinci_hw_param(struct davinci_audio_dev *dev, int stream)
 		/* bit stream is MSB first with no delay */
 		/* DSP_B mode */
 		mcasp_set_bits(dev->base + DAVINCI_MCASP_RXFMT_REG, RXORD);
-		mcasp_set_bits(dev->base + DAVINCI_MCASP_AHCLKRCTL_REG,
-				AHCLKRE);
 		mcasp_set_reg(dev->base + DAVINCI_MCASP_RXTDM_REG, mask);
 
 		if ((dev->tdm_slots >= 2) && (dev->tdm_slots <= 32))
@@ -911,6 +924,7 @@ static const struct snd_soc_dai_ops davinci_mcasp_dai_ops = {
 	.hw_params	= davinci_mcasp_hw_params,
 	.set_fmt	= davinci_mcasp_set_dai_fmt,
 	.set_clkdiv	= davinci_mcasp_set_clkdiv,
+	.set_sysclk	= davinci_mcasp_set_sysclk,
 };
 
 #define DAVINCI_MCASP_PCM_FMTS (SNDRV_PCM_FMTBIT_S8 | \