diff --git a/sound/soc/sh/rcar/src.c b/sound/soc/sh/rcar/src.c
index aa24258b9b142bdd9cbfea908c1e24b2a3a42f76..3a8f65bd1bf95c17afbe3a0f43b7ad1b94409792 100644
--- a/sound/soc/sh/rcar/src.c
+++ b/sound/soc/sh/rcar/src.c
@@ -189,6 +189,7 @@ static void rsnd_src_set_convert_rate(struct rsnd_dai_stream *io,
 	struct rsnd_priv *priv = rsnd_mod_to_priv(mod);
 	struct device *dev = rsnd_priv_to_dev(priv);
 	struct snd_pcm_runtime *runtime = rsnd_io_to_runtime(io);
+	int use_src = 0;
 	u32 fin, fout;
 	u32 ifscr, fsrate, adinr;
 	u32 cr, route;
@@ -214,6 +215,8 @@ static void rsnd_src_set_convert_rate(struct rsnd_dai_stream *io,
 		return;
 	}
 
+	use_src = (fin != fout) | rsnd_src_sync_is_enabled(mod);
+
 	/*
 	 *	SRC_ADINR
 	 */
@@ -225,7 +228,7 @@ static void rsnd_src_set_convert_rate(struct rsnd_dai_stream *io,
 	 */
 	ifscr = 0;
 	fsrate = 0;
-	if (fin != fout) {
+	if (use_src) {
 		u64 n;
 
 		ifscr = 1;
@@ -239,7 +242,7 @@ static void rsnd_src_set_convert_rate(struct rsnd_dai_stream *io,
 	 */
 	cr	= 0x00011110;
 	route	= 0x0;
-	if (fin != fout) {
+	if (use_src) {
 		route	= 0x1;
 
 		if (rsnd_src_sync_is_enabled(mod)) {