diff --git a/sound/soc/fsl/fsl_sai.c b/sound/soc/fsl/fsl_sai.c
index abdaffb00fbdc..e3105d48fb651 100644
--- a/sound/soc/fsl/fsl_sai.c
+++ b/sound/soc/fsl/fsl_sai.c
@@ -491,14 +491,21 @@ static int fsl_sai_set_bclk(struct snd_soc_dai *dai, bool tx, u32 freq)
 	regmap_update_bits(sai->regmap, reg, FSL_SAI_CR2_MSEL_MASK,
 			   FSL_SAI_CR2_MSEL(sai->mclk_id[tx]));
 
-	if (savediv == 1)
+	if (savediv == 1) {
 		regmap_update_bits(sai->regmap, reg,
 				   FSL_SAI_CR2_DIV_MASK | FSL_SAI_CR2_BYP,
 				   FSL_SAI_CR2_BYP);
-	else
+		if (fsl_sai_dir_is_synced(sai, adir))
+			regmap_update_bits(sai->regmap, FSL_SAI_xCR2(tx, ofs),
+					   FSL_SAI_CR2_BCI, FSL_SAI_CR2_BCI);
+		else
+			regmap_update_bits(sai->regmap, FSL_SAI_xCR2(tx, ofs),
+					   FSL_SAI_CR2_BCI, 0);
+	} else {
 		regmap_update_bits(sai->regmap, reg,
 				   FSL_SAI_CR2_DIV_MASK | FSL_SAI_CR2_BYP,
 				   savediv / 2 - 1);
+	}
 
 	if (sai->soc_data->max_register >= FSL_SAI_MCTL) {
 		/* SAI is in master mode at this point, so enable MCLK */
diff --git a/sound/soc/fsl/fsl_sai.h b/sound/soc/fsl/fsl_sai.h
index 197748a888d5f..a53c4f0e25faf 100644
--- a/sound/soc/fsl/fsl_sai.h
+++ b/sound/soc/fsl/fsl_sai.h
@@ -116,6 +116,7 @@
 
 /* SAI Transmit and Receive Configuration 2 Register */
 #define FSL_SAI_CR2_SYNC	BIT(30)
+#define FSL_SAI_CR2_BCI		BIT(28)
 #define FSL_SAI_CR2_MSEL_MASK	(0x3 << 26)
 #define FSL_SAI_CR2_MSEL_BUS	0
 #define FSL_SAI_CR2_MSEL_MCLK1	BIT(26)