diff --git a/sound/soc/codecs/wm8978.c b/sound/soc/codecs/wm8978.c
index 029f31c8e703..d8fc531c0e59 100644
--- a/sound/soc/codecs/wm8978.c
+++ b/sound/soc/codecs/wm8978.c
@@ -921,6 +921,7 @@ static struct snd_soc_dai_driver wm8978_dai = {
 		.formats = WM8978_FORMATS,
 	},
 	.ops = &wm8978_dai_ops,
+	.symmetric_rates = 1,
 };
 
 static int wm8978_suspend(struct snd_soc_codec *codec)