diff --git a/sound/soc/meson/axg-tdm-interface.c b/sound/soc/meson/axg-tdm-interface.c
index 0c31934a96301..e076ced300257 100644
--- a/sound/soc/meson/axg-tdm-interface.c
+++ b/sound/soc/meson/axg-tdm-interface.c
@@ -351,29 +351,13 @@ static int axg_tdm_iface_hw_free(struct snd_pcm_substream *substream,
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static int axg_tdm_iface_trigger(struct snd_pcm_substream *substream,
-				 int cmd,
+static int axg_tdm_iface_prepare(struct snd_pcm_substream *substream,
 				 struct snd_soc_dai *dai)
 {
-	struct axg_tdm_stream *ts =
-		snd_soc_dai_get_dma_data(dai, substream);
-
-	switch (cmd) {
-	case SNDRV_PCM_TRIGGER_START:
-	case SNDRV_PCM_TRIGGER_RESUME:
-	case SNDRV_PCM_TRIGGER_PAUSE_RELEASE:
-		axg_tdm_stream_start(ts);
-		break;
-	case SNDRV_PCM_TRIGGER_SUSPEND:
-	case SNDRV_PCM_TRIGGER_PAUSE_PUSH:
-	case SNDRV_PCM_TRIGGER_STOP:
-		axg_tdm_stream_stop(ts);
-		break;
-	default:
-		return -EINVAL;
-	}
+	struct axg_tdm_stream *ts = snd_soc_dai_get_dma_data(dai, substream);
 
-	return 0;
+	/* Force all attached formatters to update */
+	return axg_tdm_stream_reset(ts);
 }
 
 static int axg_tdm_iface_remove_dai(struct snd_soc_dai *dai)
@@ -413,8 +397,8 @@ static const struct snd_soc_dai_ops axg_tdm_iface_ops = {
 	.set_fmt	= axg_tdm_iface_set_fmt,
 	.startup	= axg_tdm_iface_startup,
 	.hw_params	= axg_tdm_iface_hw_params,
+	.prepare	= axg_tdm_iface_prepare,
 	.hw_free	= axg_tdm_iface_hw_free,
-	.trigger	= axg_tdm_iface_trigger,
 };
 
 /* TDM Backend DAIs */