diff --git a/sound/soc/bcm/cygnus-ssp.c b/sound/soc/bcm/cygnus-ssp.c
index da14facb8a6f..cd8aef8ed8a5 100644
--- a/sound/soc/bcm/cygnus-ssp.c
+++ b/sound/soc/bcm/cygnus-ssp.c
@@ -655,23 +655,10 @@ static int cygnus_ssp_hw_params(struct snd_pcm_substream *substream,
 	if (substream->stream == SNDRV_PCM_STREAM_PLAYBACK) {
 		value = readl(aio->cygaud->audio + aio->regs.bf_sourcech_cfg);
 		value &= ~BIT(BF_SRC_CFGX_BUFFER_PAIR_ENABLE);
-		/* Configure channels as mono or stereo/TDM */
-		if (params_channels(params) == 1)
-			value |= BIT(BF_SRC_CFGX_SAMPLE_CH_MODE);
-		else
-			value &= ~BIT(BF_SRC_CFGX_SAMPLE_CH_MODE);
+		value &= ~BIT(BF_SRC_CFGX_SAMPLE_CH_MODE);
 		writel(value, aio->cygaud->audio + aio->regs.bf_sourcech_cfg);
 
 		switch (params_format(params)) {
-		case SNDRV_PCM_FORMAT_S8:
-			if (aio->port_type == PORT_SPDIF) {
-				dev_err(aio->cygaud->dev,
-				"SPDIF does not support 8bit format\n");
-				return -EINVAL;
-			}
-			bitres = 8;
-			break;
-
 		case SNDRV_PCM_FORMAT_S16_LE:
 			bitres = 16;
 			break;
@@ -1148,11 +1135,10 @@ static const struct snd_soc_dai_ops cygnus_spdif_dai_ops = {
 #define INIT_CPU_DAI(num) { \
 	.name = "cygnus-ssp" #num, \
 	.playback = { \
-		.channels_min = 1, \
+		.channels_min = 2, \
 		.channels_max = 16, \
 		.rates = SNDRV_PCM_RATE_KNOT, \
-		.formats = SNDRV_PCM_FMTBIT_S8 | \
-				SNDRV_PCM_FMTBIT_S16_LE | \
+		.formats = SNDRV_PCM_FMTBIT_S16_LE | \
 				SNDRV_PCM_FMTBIT_S32_LE, \
 	}, \
 	.capture = { \
@@ -1160,7 +1146,7 @@ static const struct snd_soc_dai_ops cygnus_spdif_dai_ops = {
 		.channels_max = 16, \
 		.rates = SNDRV_PCM_RATE_KNOT, \
 		.formats =  SNDRV_PCM_FMTBIT_S16_LE | \
-					SNDRV_PCM_FMTBIT_S32_LE, \
+				SNDRV_PCM_FMTBIT_S32_LE, \
 	}, \
 	.ops = &cygnus_ssp_dai_ops, \
 	.suspend = cygnus_ssp_suspend, \