diff --git a/sound/firewire/amdtp-stream.c b/sound/firewire/amdtp-stream.c
index 3ada55ed5381..43f28b813386 100644
--- a/sound/firewire/amdtp-stream.c
+++ b/sound/firewire/amdtp-stream.c
@@ -56,8 +56,9 @@
 #define INTERRUPT_INTERVAL	16
 #define QUEUE_LENGTH		48
 
-#define IN_PACKET_HEADER_SIZE	4
+#define IR_HEADER_SIZE		8	// For header and timestamp.
 #define OUT_PACKET_HEADER_SIZE	0
+#define HEADER_TSTAMP_MASK	0x0000ffff
 
 static void pcm_period_tasklet(unsigned long data);
 
@@ -456,7 +457,7 @@ static inline int queue_out_packet(struct amdtp_stream *s,
 
 static inline int queue_in_packet(struct amdtp_stream *s)
 {
-	return queue_packet(s, IN_PACKET_HEADER_SIZE, s->max_payload_length);
+	return queue_packet(s, IR_HEADER_SIZE, s->max_payload_length);
 }
 
 static int handle_out_packet(struct amdtp_stream *s,
@@ -701,13 +702,6 @@ static inline u32 increment_cycle_count(u32 cycle, unsigned int addend)
 	return cycle;
 }
 
-static inline u32 decrement_cycle_count(u32 cycle, unsigned int subtrahend)
-{
-	if (cycle < subtrahend)
-		cycle += 8 * CYCLES_PER_SECOND;
-	return cycle - subtrahend;
-}
-
 static void out_stream_callback(struct fw_iso_context *context, u32 tstamp,
 				size_t header_length, void *header,
 				void *private_data)
@@ -745,29 +739,26 @@ static void in_stream_callback(struct fw_iso_context *context, u32 tstamp,
 	struct amdtp_stream *s = private_data;
 	unsigned int i, packets;
 	unsigned int payload_length, max_payload_length;
-	__be32 *headers = header;
-	u32 cycle;
+	__be32 *ctx_header = header;
 
 	if (s->packet_index < 0)
 		return;
 
 	/* The number of packets in buffer */
-	packets = header_length / IN_PACKET_HEADER_SIZE;
-
-	cycle = compute_cycle_count(tstamp);
-
-	/* Align to actual cycle count for the last packet. */
-	cycle = decrement_cycle_count(cycle, packets);
+	packets = header_length / IR_HEADER_SIZE;
 
 	/* For buffer-over-run prevention. */
 	max_payload_length = s->max_payload_length;
 
 	for (i = 0; i < packets; i++) {
-		cycle = increment_cycle_count(cycle, 1);
+		u32 iso_header = be32_to_cpu(ctx_header[0]);
+		unsigned int cycle;
+
+		tstamp = be32_to_cpu(ctx_header[1]) & HEADER_TSTAMP_MASK;
+		cycle = compute_cycle_count(tstamp);
 
 		/* The number of bytes in this packet */
-		payload_length =
-			(be32_to_cpu(headers[i]) >> ISO_DATA_LENGTH_SHIFT);
+		payload_length = iso_header >> ISO_DATA_LENGTH_SHIFT;
 		if (payload_length > max_payload_length) {
 			dev_err(&s->unit->device,
 				"Detect jumbo payload: %04x %04x\n",
@@ -777,6 +768,8 @@ static void in_stream_callback(struct fw_iso_context *context, u32 tstamp,
 
 		if (s->handle_packet(s, payload_length, cycle, i) < 0)
 			break;
+
+		ctx_header += IR_HEADER_SIZE / sizeof(__be32);
 	}
 
 	/* Queueing error or detecting invalid payload. */
@@ -797,6 +790,7 @@ static void amdtp_stream_first_callback(struct fw_iso_context *context,
 					void *header, void *private_data)
 {
 	struct amdtp_stream *s = private_data;
+	__be32 *ctx_header = header;
 	u32 cycle;
 	unsigned int packets;
 
@@ -807,11 +801,10 @@ static void amdtp_stream_first_callback(struct fw_iso_context *context,
 	s->callbacked = true;
 	wake_up(&s->callback_wait);
 
-	cycle = compute_cycle_count(tstamp);
-
 	if (s->direction == AMDTP_IN_STREAM) {
-		packets = header_length / IN_PACKET_HEADER_SIZE;
-		cycle = decrement_cycle_count(cycle, packets);
+		tstamp = be32_to_cpu(ctx_header[1]) & HEADER_TSTAMP_MASK;
+		cycle = compute_cycle_count(tstamp);
+
 		context->callback.sc = in_stream_callback;
 		if (s->flags & CIP_NO_HEADER)
 			s->handle_packet = handle_in_packet_without_header;
@@ -819,6 +812,7 @@ static void amdtp_stream_first_callback(struct fw_iso_context *context,
 			s->handle_packet = handle_in_packet;
 	} else {
 		packets = header_length / 4;
+		cycle = compute_cycle_count(tstamp);
 		cycle = increment_cycle_count(cycle, QUEUE_LENGTH - packets);
 		context->callback.sc = out_stream_callback;
 		if (s->flags & CIP_NO_HEADER)
@@ -880,7 +874,7 @@ int amdtp_stream_start(struct amdtp_stream *s, int channel, int speed)
 	if (s->direction == AMDTP_IN_STREAM) {
 		dir = DMA_FROM_DEVICE;
 		type = FW_ISO_CONTEXT_RECEIVE;
-		header_size = IN_PACKET_HEADER_SIZE;
+		header_size = IR_HEADER_SIZE;
 	} else {
 		dir = DMA_TO_DEVICE;
 		type = FW_ISO_CONTEXT_TRANSMIT;