diff --git a/sound/soc/sh/rcar/ssi.c b/sound/soc/sh/rcar/ssi.c
index 3e814711f301e421c2064133be14adf30e013b37..60ef074082e83f61e92cde1a95222d2bdace4467 100644
--- a/sound/soc/sh/rcar/ssi.c
+++ b/sound/soc/sh/rcar/ssi.c
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@
 #define	SCKP		(1 << 13)	/* Serial Bit Clock Polarity */
 #define	SWSP		(1 << 12)	/* Serial WS Polarity */
 #define	SDTA		(1 << 10)	/* Serial Data Alignment */
+#define	PDTA		(1 <<  9)	/* Parallel Data Alignment */
 #define	DEL		(1 <<  8)	/* Serial Data Delay */
 #define	CKDV(v)		(v <<  4)	/* Serial Clock Division Ratio */
 #define	TRMD		(1 <<  1)	/* Transmit/Receive Mode Select */
@@ -274,7 +275,7 @@ static int rsnd_ssi_init(struct rsnd_mod *mod,
 	if (rsnd_ssi_is_parent(mod, io))
 		return 0;
 
-	cr = FORCE;
+	cr = FORCE | PDTA;
 
 	/*
 	 * always use 32bit system word for easy clock calculation.