diff --git a/sound/soc/sh/rcar/gen.c b/sound/soc/sh/rcar/gen.c
index 7d2fdf8dd188..d653cf488f73 100644
--- a/sound/soc/sh/rcar/gen.c
+++ b/sound/soc/sh/rcar/gen.c
@@ -211,6 +211,14 @@ static int rsnd_gen2_probe(struct rsnd_priv *priv)
 		RSND_GEN_S_REG(SSI_MODE1,	0x804),
 		RSND_GEN_S_REG(SSI_MODE2,	0x808),
 		RSND_GEN_S_REG(SSI_CONTROL,	0x810),
+		RSND_GEN_S_REG(SSI_SYS_STATUS0,	0x840),
+		RSND_GEN_S_REG(SSI_SYS_STATUS1,	0x844),
+		RSND_GEN_S_REG(SSI_SYS_STATUS2,	0x848),
+		RSND_GEN_S_REG(SSI_SYS_STATUS3,	0x84c),
+		RSND_GEN_S_REG(SSI_SYS_STATUS4,	0x880),
+		RSND_GEN_S_REG(SSI_SYS_STATUS5,	0x884),
+		RSND_GEN_S_REG(SSI_SYS_STATUS6,	0x888),
+		RSND_GEN_S_REG(SSI_SYS_STATUS7,	0x88c),
 
 		/* FIXME: it needs SSI_MODE2/3 in the future */
 		RSND_GEN_M_REG(SSI_BUSIF_MODE,	0x0,	0x80),
diff --git a/sound/soc/sh/rcar/rsnd.h b/sound/soc/sh/rcar/rsnd.h
index 678a9914c96f..d6bb53009123 100644
--- a/sound/soc/sh/rcar/rsnd.h
+++ b/sound/soc/sh/rcar/rsnd.h
@@ -161,6 +161,14 @@ enum rsnd_reg {
 	RSND_REG_SSI_BUSIF_ADINR,
 	RSND_REG_SSI_BUSIF_DALIGN,
 	RSND_REG_SSI_INT_ENABLE,
+	RSND_REG_SSI_SYS_STATUS0,
+	RSND_REG_SSI_SYS_STATUS1,
+	RSND_REG_SSI_SYS_STATUS2,
+	RSND_REG_SSI_SYS_STATUS3,
+	RSND_REG_SSI_SYS_STATUS4,
+	RSND_REG_SSI_SYS_STATUS5,
+	RSND_REG_SSI_SYS_STATUS6,
+	RSND_REG_SSI_SYS_STATUS7,
 
 	/* SSI */
 	RSND_REG_SSICR,
diff --git a/sound/soc/sh/rcar/ssiu.c b/sound/soc/sh/rcar/ssiu.c
index 6f9b388ec5a8..4e817c8a18c0 100644
--- a/sound/soc/sh/rcar/ssiu.c
+++ b/sound/soc/sh/rcar/ssiu.c
@@ -33,6 +33,26 @@ static int rsnd_ssiu_init(struct rsnd_mod *mod,
 	u32 mask1, val1;
 	u32 mask2, val2;
 
+	/* clear status */
+	switch (id) {
+	case 0:
+	case 1:
+	case 2:
+	case 3:
+	case 4:
+		rsnd_mod_write(mod, SSI_SYS_STATUS0, 0xf << (id * 4));
+		rsnd_mod_write(mod, SSI_SYS_STATUS2, 0xf << (id * 4));
+		rsnd_mod_write(mod, SSI_SYS_STATUS4, 0xf << (id * 4));
+		rsnd_mod_write(mod, SSI_SYS_STATUS6, 0xf << (id * 4));
+		break;
+	case 9:
+		rsnd_mod_write(mod, SSI_SYS_STATUS1, 0xf << 4);
+		rsnd_mod_write(mod, SSI_SYS_STATUS3, 0xf << 4);
+		rsnd_mod_write(mod, SSI_SYS_STATUS5, 0xf << 4);
+		rsnd_mod_write(mod, SSI_SYS_STATUS7, 0xf << 4);
+		break;
+	}
+
 	/*
 	 * SSI_MODE0
 	 */