diff --git a/sound/soc/fsl/fsl_ssi.c b/sound/soc/fsl/fsl_ssi.c
index 20ef09e1a395023f8657b578893f52b8e0af717c..c350117c8e312e694d5a911b943649ca36314bc5 100644
--- a/sound/soc/fsl/fsl_ssi.c
+++ b/sound/soc/fsl/fsl_ssi.c
@@ -1278,14 +1278,15 @@ static struct snd_soc_dai_driver fsl_ssi_ac97_dai = {
 		.channels_min = 2,
 		.channels_max = 2,
 		.rates = SNDRV_PCM_RATE_8000_48000,
-		.formats = SNDRV_PCM_FMTBIT_S16_LE,
+		.formats = SNDRV_PCM_FMTBIT_S16 | SNDRV_PCM_FMTBIT_S20,
 	},
 	.capture = {
 		.stream_name = "AC97 Capture",
 		.channels_min = 2,
 		.channels_max = 2,
 		.rates = SNDRV_PCM_RATE_48000,
-		.formats = SNDRV_PCM_FMTBIT_S16_LE,
+		/* 16-bit capture is broken (errata ERR003778) */
+		.formats = SNDRV_PCM_FMTBIT_S20,
 	},
 	.ops = &fsl_ssi_dai_ops,
 };
@@ -1557,11 +1558,12 @@ static int fsl_ssi_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 
 	/* Are the RX and the TX clocks locked? */
 	if (!of_find_property(np, "fsl,ssi-asynchronous", NULL)) {
-		if (!fsl_ssi_is_ac97(ssi_private))
+		if (!fsl_ssi_is_ac97(ssi_private)) {
 			ssi_private->cpu_dai_drv.symmetric_rates = 1;
+			ssi_private->cpu_dai_drv.symmetric_samplebits = 1;
+		}
 
 		ssi_private->cpu_dai_drv.symmetric_channels = 1;
-		ssi_private->cpu_dai_drv.symmetric_samplebits = 1;
 	}
 
 	/* Determine the FIFO depth. */