diff --git a/sound/soc/fsl/fsl_ssi.c b/sound/soc/fsl/fsl_ssi.c
index fa862af25c1a..085855f9b08d 100644
--- a/sound/soc/fsl/fsl_ssi.c
+++ b/sound/soc/fsl/fsl_ssi.c
@@ -799,15 +799,6 @@ static int fsl_ssi_hw_params(struct snd_pcm_substream *substream,
 	u32 wl = SSI_SxCCR_WL(sample_size);
 	int ret;
 
-	/*
-	 * SSI is properly configured if it is enabled and running in
-	 * the synchronous mode; Note that AC97 mode is an exception
-	 * that should set separate configurations for STCCR and SRCCR
-	 * despite running in the synchronous mode.
-	 */
-	if (ssi->streams && ssi->synchronous)
-		return 0;
-
 	if (fsl_ssi_is_i2s_master(ssi)) {
 		ret = fsl_ssi_set_bclk(substream, dai, hw_params);
 		if (ret)
@@ -823,6 +814,15 @@ static int fsl_ssi_hw_params(struct snd_pcm_substream *substream,
 		}
 	}
 
+	/*
+	 * SSI is properly configured if it is enabled and running in
+	 * the synchronous mode; Note that AC97 mode is an exception
+	 * that should set separate configurations for STCCR and SRCCR
+	 * despite running in the synchronous mode.
+	 */
+	if (ssi->streams && ssi->synchronous)
+		return 0;
+
 	if (!fsl_ssi_is_ac97(ssi)) {
 		/*
 		 * Keep the ssi->i2s_net intact while having a local variable