diff --git a/sound/soc/intel/boards/kbl_rt5663_rt5514_max98927.c b/sound/soc/intel/boards/kbl_rt5663_rt5514_max98927.c
index dc09a85e4c74..b546de8ba1e3 100644
--- a/sound/soc/intel/boards/kbl_rt5663_rt5514_max98927.c
+++ b/sound/soc/intel/boards/kbl_rt5663_rt5514_max98927.c
@@ -653,6 +653,55 @@ static struct snd_soc_dai_link kabylake_dais[] = {
 	},
 };
 
+static int kabylake_set_bias_level(struct snd_soc_card *card,
+	struct snd_soc_dapm_context *dapm, enum snd_soc_bias_level level)
+{
+	struct snd_soc_component *component = dapm->component;
+	struct kbl_codec_private *priv = snd_soc_card_get_drvdata(card);
+	int ret = 0;
+
+	if (!component || strcmp(component->name, RT5514_DEV_NAME))
+		return 0;
+
+	if (IS_ERR(priv->mclk))
+		return 0;
+
+	/*
+	 * It's required to control mclk directly in the set_bias_level
+	 * function for rt5514 codec or the recording function could
+	 * break.
+	 */
+	switch (level) {
+	case SND_SOC_BIAS_PREPARE:
+		if (dapm->bias_level == SND_SOC_BIAS_ON) {
+			dev_dbg(card->dev, "Disable mclk");
+			clk_disable_unprepare(priv->mclk);
+		} else {
+			dev_dbg(card->dev, "Enable mclk");
+			ret = clk_set_rate(priv->mclk, 24000000);
+			if (ret) {
+				dev_err(card->dev, "Can't set rate for mclk, err: %d\n",
+					ret);
+				return ret;
+			}
+
+			ret = clk_prepare_enable(priv->mclk);
+			if (ret) {
+				dev_err(card->dev, "Can't enable mclk, err: %d\n",
+					ret);
+
+				/* mclk is already enabled in FW */
+				ret = 0;
+			}
+		}
+		break;
+	default:
+		break;
+	}
+
+	return ret;
+}
+
 static int kabylake_card_late_probe(struct snd_soc_card *card)
 {
 	struct kbl_codec_private *ctx = snd_soc_card_get_drvdata(card);
@@ -692,6 +741,7 @@ static struct snd_soc_card kabylake_audio_card = {
 	.owner = THIS_MODULE,
 	.dai_link = kabylake_dais,
 	.num_links = ARRAY_SIZE(kabylake_dais),
+	.set_bias_level = kabylake_set_bias_level,
 	.controls = kabylake_controls,
 	.num_controls = ARRAY_SIZE(kabylake_controls),
 	.dapm_widgets = kabylake_widgets,