diff --git a/sound/soc/fsl/fsl_esai.c b/sound/soc/fsl/fsl_esai.c
index 3623aa9a6f2e..c7410bbfd2af 100644
--- a/sound/soc/fsl/fsl_esai.c
+++ b/sound/soc/fsl/fsl_esai.c
@@ -218,7 +218,7 @@ static int fsl_esai_set_dai_sysclk(struct snd_soc_dai *dai, int clk_id,
 {
 	struct fsl_esai *esai_priv = snd_soc_dai_get_drvdata(dai);
 	struct clk *clksrc = esai_priv->extalclk;
-	bool tx = clk_id <= ESAI_HCKT_EXTAL;
+	bool tx = (clk_id <= ESAI_HCKT_EXTAL || esai_priv->synchronous);
 	bool in = dir == SND_SOC_CLOCK_IN;
 	u32 ratio, ecr = 0;
 	unsigned long clk_rate;
@@ -253,7 +253,7 @@ static int fsl_esai_set_dai_sysclk(struct snd_soc_dai *dai, int clk_id,
 		ecr |= ESAI_ECR_ETI;
 		/* fall through */
 	case ESAI_HCKR_EXTAL:
-		ecr |= ESAI_ECR_ERI;
+		ecr |= esai_priv->synchronous ? ESAI_ECR_ETI : ESAI_ECR_ERI;
 		break;
 	default:
 		return -EINVAL;
@@ -537,10 +537,18 @@ static int fsl_esai_hw_params(struct snd_pcm_substream *substream,
 
 	bclk = params_rate(params) * slot_width * esai_priv->slots;
 
-	ret = fsl_esai_set_bclk(dai, tx, bclk);
+	ret = fsl_esai_set_bclk(dai, esai_priv->synchronous || tx, bclk);
 	if (ret)
 		return ret;
 
+	mask = ESAI_xCR_xSWS_MASK;
+	val = ESAI_xCR_xSWS(slot_width, width);
+
+	regmap_update_bits(esai_priv->regmap, REG_ESAI_xCR(tx), mask, val);
+	/* Recording in synchronous mode needs to set TCR also */
+	if (!tx && esai_priv->synchronous)
+		regmap_update_bits(esai_priv->regmap, REG_ESAI_TCR, mask, val);
+
 	/* Use Normal mode to support monaural audio */
 	regmap_update_bits(esai_priv->regmap, REG_ESAI_xCR(tx),
 			   ESAI_xCR_xMOD_MASK, params_channels(params) > 1 ?
@@ -556,10 +564,9 @@ static int fsl_esai_hw_params(struct snd_pcm_substream *substream,
 
 	regmap_update_bits(esai_priv->regmap, REG_ESAI_xFCR(tx), mask, val);
 
-	mask = ESAI_xCR_xSWS_MASK | (tx ? ESAI_xCR_PADC : 0);
-	val = ESAI_xCR_xSWS(slot_width, width) | (tx ? ESAI_xCR_PADC : 0);
-
-	regmap_update_bits(esai_priv->regmap, REG_ESAI_xCR(tx), mask, val);
+	if (tx)
+		regmap_update_bits(esai_priv->regmap, REG_ESAI_TCR,
+				ESAI_xCR_PADC, ESAI_xCR_PADC);
 
 	/* Remove ESAI personal reset by configuring ESAI_PCRC and ESAI_PRRC */
 	regmap_update_bits(esai_priv->regmap, REG_ESAI_PRRC,