diff --git a/sound/soc/mxs/mxs-saif.c b/sound/soc/mxs/mxs-saif.c
index c866ade28ad0a6a0005a9ec97e09c05bfa63a783..a6c7b8d87cd2f15198334840b9013980f87313c0 100644
--- a/sound/soc/mxs/mxs-saif.c
+++ b/sound/soc/mxs/mxs-saif.c
@@ -381,9 +381,19 @@ static int mxs_saif_startup(struct snd_pcm_substream *substream,
 	__raw_writel(BM_SAIF_CTRL_CLKGATE,
 		saif->base + SAIF_CTRL + MXS_CLR_ADDR);
 
+	clk_prepare(saif->clk);
+
 	return 0;
 }
 
+static void mxs_saif_shutdown(struct snd_pcm_substream *substream,
+			      struct snd_soc_dai *cpu_dai)
+{
+	struct mxs_saif *saif = snd_soc_dai_get_drvdata(cpu_dai);
+
+	clk_unprepare(saif->clk);
+}
+
 /*
  * Should only be called when port is inactive.
  * although can be called multiple times by upper layers.
@@ -424,8 +434,6 @@ static int mxs_saif_hw_params(struct snd_pcm_substream *substream,
 		return ret;
 	}
 
-	/* prepare clk in hw_param, enable in trigger */
-	clk_prepare(saif->clk);
 	if (saif != master_saif) {
 		/*
 		* Set an initial clock rate for the saif internal logic to work
@@ -611,6 +619,7 @@ static int mxs_saif_trigger(struct snd_pcm_substream *substream, int cmd,
 
 static const struct snd_soc_dai_ops mxs_saif_dai_ops = {
 	.startup = mxs_saif_startup,
+	.shutdown = mxs_saif_shutdown,
 	.trigger = mxs_saif_trigger,
 	.prepare = mxs_saif_prepare,
 	.hw_params = mxs_saif_hw_params,