diff --git a/sound/soc/samsung/s3c24xx_simtec.c b/sound/soc/samsung/s3c24xx_simtec.c
index 2c015f62ead6..dcc008d1e1ab 100644
--- a/sound/soc/samsung/s3c24xx_simtec.c
+++ b/sound/soc/samsung/s3c24xx_simtec.c
@@ -169,24 +169,6 @@ static int simtec_hw_params(struct snd_pcm_substream *substream,
 	struct snd_soc_dai *cpu_dai = rtd->cpu_dai;
 	int ret;
 
-	/* Set the CODEC as the bus clock master, I2S */
-	ret = snd_soc_dai_set_fmt(cpu_dai, SND_SOC_DAIFMT_I2S |
-				  SND_SOC_DAIFMT_NB_NF |
-				  SND_SOC_DAIFMT_CBM_CFM);
-	if (ret) {
-		pr_err("%s: failed set cpu dai format\n", __func__);
-		return ret;
-	}
-
-	/* Set the CODEC as the bus clock master */
-	ret = snd_soc_dai_set_fmt(codec_dai, SND_SOC_DAIFMT_I2S |
-				  SND_SOC_DAIFMT_NB_NF |
-				  SND_SOC_DAIFMT_CBM_CFM);
-	if (ret) {
-		pr_err("%s: failed set codec dai format\n", __func__);
-		return ret;
-	}
-
 	ret = snd_soc_dai_set_sysclk(codec_dai, 0,
 				     CODEC_CLOCK, SND_SOC_CLOCK_IN);
 	if (ret) {
@@ -320,6 +302,8 @@ int simtec_audio_core_probe(struct platform_device *pdev,
 	int ret;
 
 	card->dai_link->ops = &simtec_snd_ops;
+	card->dai_link->dai_fmt = SND_SOC_DAIFMT_I2S | SND_SOC_DAIFMT_NB_NF |
+				  SND_SOC_DAIFMT_CBM_CFM;
 
 	pdata = pdev->dev.platform_data;
 	if (!pdata) {