diff --git a/sound/soc/sh/rcar/core.c b/sound/soc/sh/rcar/core.c
index 1922ec57d10a..70042197f9e2 100644
--- a/sound/soc/sh/rcar/core.c
+++ b/sound/soc/sh/rcar/core.c
@@ -886,8 +886,7 @@ static int rsnd_dai_probe(struct platform_device *pdev,
 static struct snd_pcm_hardware rsnd_pcm_hardware = {
 	.info =		SNDRV_PCM_INFO_INTERLEAVED	|
 			SNDRV_PCM_INFO_MMAP		|
-			SNDRV_PCM_INFO_MMAP_VALID	|
-			SNDRV_PCM_INFO_PAUSE,
+			SNDRV_PCM_INFO_MMAP_VALID,
 	.buffer_bytes_max	= 64 * 1024,
 	.period_bytes_min	= 32,
 	.period_bytes_max	= 8192,