diff --git a/sound/soc/codecs/wl1273.c b/sound/soc/codecs/wl1273.c
index 4ead0dc02b87..34f64dc281ec 100644
--- a/sound/soc/codecs/wl1273.c
+++ b/sound/soc/codecs/wl1273.c
@@ -341,8 +341,9 @@ static int wl1273_hw_params(struct snd_pcm_substream *substream,
 	struct wl1273_core *core = wl1273->core;
 	unsigned int rate, width, r;
 
-	if (params_format(params) != SNDRV_PCM_FORMAT_S16_LE) {
-		pr_err("Only SNDRV_PCM_FORMAT_S16_LE supported.\n");
+	if (params_width(params) != 16) {
+		dev_err(dai->dev, "%d bits/sample not supported\n",
+			params_width(params));
 		return -EINVAL;
 	}