diff --git a/sound/soc/fsl/fsl_esai.c b/sound/soc/fsl/fsl_esai.c
index 4daefa5b150a8389ca656e84aec75889a0208f0a..38fd32ab443c3102bc0c7cc38a6325fe5f35166b 100644
--- a/sound/soc/fsl/fsl_esai.c
+++ b/sound/soc/fsl/fsl_esai.c
@@ -54,6 +54,8 @@ struct fsl_esai {
 	u32 fifo_depth;
 	u32 slot_width;
 	u32 slots;
+	u32 tx_mask;
+	u32 rx_mask;
 	u32 hck_rate[2];
 	u32 sck_rate[2];
 	bool hck_dir[2];
@@ -361,21 +363,13 @@ static int fsl_esai_set_dai_tdm_slot(struct snd_soc_dai *dai, u32 tx_mask,
 	regmap_update_bits(esai_priv->regmap, REG_ESAI_TCCR,
 			   ESAI_xCCR_xDC_MASK, ESAI_xCCR_xDC(slots));
 
-	regmap_update_bits(esai_priv->regmap, REG_ESAI_TSMA,
-			   ESAI_xSMA_xS_MASK, ESAI_xSMA_xS(tx_mask));
-	regmap_update_bits(esai_priv->regmap, REG_ESAI_TSMB,
-			   ESAI_xSMB_xS_MASK, ESAI_xSMB_xS(tx_mask));
-
 	regmap_update_bits(esai_priv->regmap, REG_ESAI_RCCR,
 			   ESAI_xCCR_xDC_MASK, ESAI_xCCR_xDC(slots));
 
-	regmap_update_bits(esai_priv->regmap, REG_ESAI_RSMA,
-			   ESAI_xSMA_xS_MASK, ESAI_xSMA_xS(rx_mask));
-	regmap_update_bits(esai_priv->regmap, REG_ESAI_RSMB,
-			   ESAI_xSMB_xS_MASK, ESAI_xSMB_xS(rx_mask));
-
 	esai_priv->slot_width = slot_width;
 	esai_priv->slots = slots;
+	esai_priv->tx_mask = tx_mask;
+	esai_priv->rx_mask = rx_mask;
 
 	return 0;
 }
@@ -596,6 +590,7 @@ static int fsl_esai_trigger(struct snd_pcm_substream *substream, int cmd,
 	bool tx = substream->stream == SNDRV_PCM_STREAM_PLAYBACK;
 	u8 i, channels = substream->runtime->channels;
 	u32 pins = DIV_ROUND_UP(channels, esai_priv->slots);
+	u32 mask;
 
 	switch (cmd) {
 	case SNDRV_PCM_TRIGGER_START:
@@ -608,15 +603,38 @@ static int fsl_esai_trigger(struct snd_pcm_substream *substream, int cmd,
 		for (i = 0; tx && i < channels; i++)
 			regmap_write(esai_priv->regmap, REG_ESAI_ETDR, 0x0);
 
+		/*
+		 * When set the TE/RE in the end of enablement flow, there
+		 * will be channel swap issue for multi data line case.
+		 * In order to workaround this issue, we switch the bit
+		 * enablement sequence to below sequence
+		 * 1) clear the xSMB & xSMA: which is done in probe and
+		 *                           stop state.
+		 * 2) set TE/RE
+		 * 3) set xSMB
+		 * 4) set xSMA:  xSMA is the last one in this flow, which
+		 *               will trigger esai to start.
+		 */
 		regmap_update_bits(esai_priv->regmap, REG_ESAI_xCR(tx),
 				   tx ? ESAI_xCR_TE_MASK : ESAI_xCR_RE_MASK,
 				   tx ? ESAI_xCR_TE(pins) : ESAI_xCR_RE(pins));
+		mask = tx ? esai_priv->tx_mask : esai_priv->rx_mask;
+
+		regmap_update_bits(esai_priv->regmap, REG_ESAI_xSMB(tx),
+				   ESAI_xSMB_xS_MASK, ESAI_xSMB_xS(mask));
+		regmap_update_bits(esai_priv->regmap, REG_ESAI_xSMA(tx),
+				   ESAI_xSMA_xS_MASK, ESAI_xSMA_xS(mask));
+
 		break;
 	case SNDRV_PCM_TRIGGER_SUSPEND:
 	case SNDRV_PCM_TRIGGER_STOP:
 	case SNDRV_PCM_TRIGGER_PAUSE_PUSH:
 		regmap_update_bits(esai_priv->regmap, REG_ESAI_xCR(tx),
 				   tx ? ESAI_xCR_TE_MASK : ESAI_xCR_RE_MASK, 0);
+		regmap_update_bits(esai_priv->regmap, REG_ESAI_xSMA(tx),
+				   ESAI_xSMA_xS_MASK, 0);
+		regmap_update_bits(esai_priv->regmap, REG_ESAI_xSMB(tx),
+				   ESAI_xSMB_xS_MASK, 0);
 
 		/* Disable and reset FIFO */
 		regmap_update_bits(esai_priv->regmap, REG_ESAI_xFCR(tx),
@@ -906,6 +924,15 @@ static int fsl_esai_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 		return ret;
 	}
 
+	esai_priv->tx_mask = 0xFFFFFFFF;
+	esai_priv->rx_mask = 0xFFFFFFFF;
+
+	/* Clear the TSMA, TSMB, RSMA, RSMB */
+	regmap_write(esai_priv->regmap, REG_ESAI_TSMA, 0);
+	regmap_write(esai_priv->regmap, REG_ESAI_TSMB, 0);
+	regmap_write(esai_priv->regmap, REG_ESAI_RSMA, 0);
+	regmap_write(esai_priv->regmap, REG_ESAI_RSMB, 0);
+
 	ret = devm_snd_soc_register_component(&pdev->dev, &fsl_esai_component,
 					      &fsl_esai_dai, 1);
 	if (ret) {