diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/vc4/vc4_hdmi.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/vc4/vc4_hdmi.c
index edee565334d8e..155f305e7c4e5 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/vc4/vc4_hdmi.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/vc4/vc4_hdmi.c
@@ -1205,7 +1205,9 @@ static int vc4_hdmi_audio_trigger(struct snd_pcm_substream *substream, int cmd,
 		HDMI_WRITE(HDMI_MAI_CTL,
 			   VC4_SET_FIELD(vc4_hdmi->audio.channels,
 					 VC4_HD_MAI_CTL_CHNUM) |
-			   VC4_HD_MAI_CTL_ENABLE);
+					 VC4_HD_MAI_CTL_WHOLSMP |
+					 VC4_HD_MAI_CTL_CHALIGN |
+					 VC4_HD_MAI_CTL_ENABLE);
 		break;
 	case SNDRV_PCM_TRIGGER_STOP:
 		HDMI_WRITE(HDMI_MAI_CTL,