diff --git a/sound/soc/codecs/wm8997.c b/sound/soc/codecs/wm8997.c
index bb9b47b956aa..ab33fe596519 100644
--- a/sound/soc/codecs/wm8997.c
+++ b/sound/soc/codecs/wm8997.c
@@ -967,6 +967,7 @@ static struct snd_soc_dai_driver wm8997_dai[] = {
 		 },
 		.ops = &arizona_dai_ops,
 		.symmetric_rates = 1,
+		.symmetric_samplebits = 1,
 	},
 	{
 		.name = "wm8997-aif2",
@@ -988,6 +989,7 @@ static struct snd_soc_dai_driver wm8997_dai[] = {
 		 },
 		.ops = &arizona_dai_ops,
 		.symmetric_rates = 1,
+		.symmetric_samplebits = 1,
 	},
 	{
 		.name = "wm8997-slim1",