diff --git a/sound/soc/davinci/davinci-mcasp.c b/sound/soc/davinci/davinci-mcasp.c
index f0c98653bfe7..58b6d47cc8f8 100644
--- a/sound/soc/davinci/davinci-mcasp.c
+++ b/sound/soc/davinci/davinci-mcasp.c
@@ -275,6 +275,13 @@ static int davinci_mcasp_set_dai_fmt(struct snd_soc_dai *cpu_dai,
 
 	pm_runtime_get_sync(mcasp->dev);
 	switch (fmt & SND_SOC_DAIFMT_FORMAT_MASK) {
+	case SND_SOC_DAIFMT_DSP_A:
+		mcasp_clr_bits(mcasp, DAVINCI_MCASP_TXFMCTL_REG, FSXDUR);
+		mcasp_clr_bits(mcasp, DAVINCI_MCASP_RXFMCTL_REG, FSRDUR);
+
+		/* 1st data bit occur one ACLK cycle after the frame sync */
+		data_delay = 1;
+		break;
 	case SND_SOC_DAIFMT_DSP_B:
 	case SND_SOC_DAIFMT_AC97:
 		mcasp_clr_bits(mcasp, DAVINCI_MCASP_TXFMCTL_REG, FSXDUR);