diff --git a/sound/soc/atmel/atmel-i2s.c b/sound/soc/atmel/atmel-i2s.c
index 584656cc7d3cbd455d21083486396d6b55753b7c..48c158535ff6d8dbee8984e437c901867bcc7f23 100644
--- a/sound/soc/atmel/atmel-i2s.c
+++ b/sound/soc/atmel/atmel-i2s.c
@@ -542,6 +542,7 @@ static struct snd_soc_dai_driver atmel_i2s_dai = {
 	},
 	.ops = &atmel_i2s_dai_ops,
 	.symmetric_rate = 1,
+	.symmetric_sample_bits = 1,
 };
 
 static const struct snd_soc_component_driver atmel_i2s_component = {