diff --git a/sound/soc/sh/rcar/rsnd.h b/sound/soc/sh/rcar/rsnd.h
index a14bc9274b3fa5d77d1d5bc1634096002e7304e8..3774dfcfaf0f1a2078438c4904f100260541a378 100644
--- a/sound/soc/sh/rcar/rsnd.h
+++ b/sound/soc/sh/rcar/rsnd.h
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ enum rsnd_reg {
 	RSND_REG_SSI_MODE0,
 	RSND_REG_SSI_MODE1,
 	RSND_REG_BUSIF_MODE,
-	RSND_REG_INT_ENABLE,
+	RSND_REG_INT_ENABLE,		/* for Gen2 */
 	RSND_REG_SRC_ADINR,
 
 	/* ADG */
diff --git a/sound/soc/sh/rcar/ssi.c b/sound/soc/sh/rcar/ssi.c
index aff5b76d1fd5b79d153963e4a0a91d42eba059d5..01b5cf945d61c25ea708b552faf8207460cfcf8b 100644
--- a/sound/soc/sh/rcar/ssi.c
+++ b/sound/soc/sh/rcar/ssi.c
@@ -457,8 +457,9 @@ static int rsnd_ssi_pio_start(struct rsnd_mod *mod,
 	/* enable PIO IRQ */
 	ssi->cr_etc = UIEN | OIEN | DIEN;
 
-	/* enable PIO interrupt */
-	rsnd_mod_write(&ssi->mod, INT_ENABLE, 0x0f000000);
+	/* enable PIO interrupt if gen2 */
+	if (rsnd_is_gen2(priv))
+		rsnd_mod_write(&ssi->mod, INT_ENABLE, 0x0f000000);
 
 	rsnd_ssi_hw_start(ssi, rdai, io);