diff --git a/sound/soc/stm/stm32_sai_sub.c b/sound/soc/stm/stm32_sai_sub.c
index 5a4551f1a40d..fa6f06f1d384 100644
--- a/sound/soc/stm/stm32_sai_sub.c
+++ b/sound/soc/stm/stm32_sai_sub.c
@@ -671,6 +671,7 @@ static int stm32_sai_set_dai_fmt(struct snd_soc_dai *cpu_dai, unsigned int fmt)
 		break;
 	/* Left justified */
 	case SND_SOC_DAIFMT_MSB:
+		cr1 |= SAI_XCR1_CKSTR;
 		frcr |= SAI_XFRCR_FSPOL | SAI_XFRCR_FSDEF;
 		break;
 	/* Right justified */
@@ -678,9 +679,11 @@ static int stm32_sai_set_dai_fmt(struct snd_soc_dai *cpu_dai, unsigned int fmt)
 		frcr |= SAI_XFRCR_FSPOL | SAI_XFRCR_FSDEF;
 		break;
 	case SND_SOC_DAIFMT_DSP_A:
+		cr1 |= SAI_XCR1_CKSTR;
 		frcr |= SAI_XFRCR_FSPOL | SAI_XFRCR_FSOFF;
 		break;
 	case SND_SOC_DAIFMT_DSP_B:
+		cr1 |= SAI_XCR1_CKSTR;
 		frcr |= SAI_XFRCR_FSPOL;
 		break;
 	default: