diff --git a/sound/soc/davinci/davinci-mcasp.c b/sound/soc/davinci/davinci-mcasp.c
index 2b637e05af3e..09c4ff9b9ac8 100644
--- a/sound/soc/davinci/davinci-mcasp.c
+++ b/sound/soc/davinci/davinci-mcasp.c
@@ -439,10 +439,10 @@ static int davinci_mcasp_set_dai_fmt(struct snd_soc_dai *cpu_dai,
 		break;
 	case SND_SOC_DAIFMT_CBM_CFS:
 		/* codec is clock master and frame slave */
-		mcasp_set_bits(base + DAVINCI_MCASP_ACLKXCTL_REG, ACLKXE);
+		mcasp_clr_bits(base + DAVINCI_MCASP_ACLKXCTL_REG, ACLKXE);
 		mcasp_set_bits(base + DAVINCI_MCASP_TXFMCTL_REG, AFSXE);
 
-		mcasp_set_bits(base + DAVINCI_MCASP_ACLKRCTL_REG, ACLKRE);
+		mcasp_clr_bits(base + DAVINCI_MCASP_ACLKRCTL_REG, ACLKRE);
 		mcasp_set_bits(base + DAVINCI_MCASP_RXFMCTL_REG, AFSRE);
 
 		mcasp_set_bits(base + DAVINCI_MCASP_PDIR_REG,