diff --git a/sound/soc/sh/rcar/ssiu.c b/sound/soc/sh/rcar/ssiu.c
index 4e817c8a18c0bbe899374028ae56ef0754042d59..14fafdaf1395f9737191df18599ee58fc4f858fd 100644
--- a/sound/soc/sh/rcar/ssiu.c
+++ b/sound/soc/sh/rcar/ssiu.c
@@ -64,7 +64,11 @@ static int rsnd_ssiu_init(struct rsnd_mod *mod,
 	mask1 = (1 << 4) | (1 << 20);	/* mask sync bit */
 	mask2 = (1 << 4);		/* mask sync bit */
 	val1  = val2  = 0;
-	if (rsnd_ssi_is_pin_sharing(io)) {
+	if (id == 8) {
+		/*
+		 * SSI8 pin is sharing with SSI7, nothing to do.
+		 */
+	} else if (rsnd_ssi_is_pin_sharing(io)) {
 		int shift = -1;
 
 		switch (id) {