diff --git a/sound/soc/atmel/atmel_ssc_dai.c b/sound/soc/atmel/atmel_ssc_dai.c
index 0ecf356027f6..bb53dea85b17 100644
--- a/sound/soc/atmel/atmel_ssc_dai.c
+++ b/sound/soc/atmel/atmel_ssc_dai.c
@@ -649,7 +649,7 @@ static int atmel_ssc_prepare(struct snd_pcm_substream *substream,
 	dma_params = ssc_p->dma_params[dir];
 
 	ssc_writel(ssc_p->ssc->regs, CR, dma_params->mask->ssc_enable);
-	ssc_writel(ssc_p->ssc->regs, IER, dma_params->mask->ssc_error);
+	ssc_writel(ssc_p->ssc->regs, IDR, dma_params->mask->ssc_error);
 
 	pr_debug("%s enabled SSC_SR=0x%08x\n",
 			dir ? "receive" : "transmit",