diff --git a/drivers/video/fbdev/omap2/dss/hdmi5_core.c b/drivers/video/fbdev/omap2/dss/hdmi5_core.c
index bfc0c4c297d6..d96a63d84bfb 100644
--- a/drivers/video/fbdev/omap2/dss/hdmi5_core.c
+++ b/drivers/video/fbdev/omap2/dss/hdmi5_core.c
@@ -870,6 +870,7 @@ int hdmi5_audio_config(struct hdmi_core_data *core, struct hdmi_wp_data *wp,
 	audio_format.samples_per_word = HDMI_AUDIO_ONEWORD_TWOSAMPLES;
 	audio_format.sample_size = HDMI_AUDIO_SAMPLE_16BITS;
 	audio_format.justification = HDMI_AUDIO_JUSTIFY_LEFT;
+	audio_format.sample_order = HDMI_AUDIO_SAMPLE_LEFT_FIRST;
 
 	/* only LPCM atm */
 	audio_format.type = HDMI_AUDIO_TYPE_LPCM;