diff --git a/sound/soc/fsl/imx-ssi.c b/sound/soc/fsl/imx-ssi.c
index cc7376f87f888..6336757e967ac 100644
--- a/sound/soc/fsl/imx-ssi.c
+++ b/sound/soc/fsl/imx-ssi.c
@@ -304,8 +304,7 @@ static int imx_ssi_trigger(struct snd_pcm_substream *substream, int cmd,
 			scr |= SSI_SCR_RE;
 		sier |= sier_bits;
 
-		if (++ssi->enabled == 1)
-			scr |= SSI_SCR_SSIEN;
+		scr |= SSI_SCR_SSIEN;
 
 		break;
 
@@ -318,7 +317,7 @@ static int imx_ssi_trigger(struct snd_pcm_substream *substream, int cmd,
 			scr &= ~SSI_SCR_RE;
 		sier &= ~sier_bits;
 
-		if (--ssi->enabled == 0)
+		if (!(scr & (SSI_SCR_TE | SSI_SCR_RE)))
 			scr &= ~SSI_SCR_SSIEN;
 
 		break;
diff --git a/sound/soc/fsl/imx-ssi.h b/sound/soc/fsl/imx-ssi.h
index 560c40fc9ebbb..be6562365b6a9 100644
--- a/sound/soc/fsl/imx-ssi.h
+++ b/sound/soc/fsl/imx-ssi.h
@@ -213,7 +213,6 @@ struct imx_ssi {
 
 	int fiq_init;
 	int dma_init;
-	int enabled;
 };
 
 #endif /* _IMX_SSI_H */