diff --git a/sound/soc/omap/omap-mcbsp.c b/sound/soc/omap/omap-mcbsp.c
index 6e855080e6ea..580de5a8dba6 100644
--- a/sound/soc/omap/omap-mcbsp.c
+++ b/sound/soc/omap/omap-mcbsp.c
@@ -139,27 +139,58 @@ static const unsigned long omap34xx_mcbsp_port[][2] = {
 static const unsigned long omap34xx_mcbsp_port[][2] = {};
 #endif
 
+static void omap_mcbsp_set_threshold(struct snd_pcm_substream *substream)
+{
+	struct snd_soc_pcm_runtime *rtd = substream->private_data;
+	struct snd_soc_dai *cpu_dai = rtd->dai->cpu_dai;
+	struct omap_mcbsp_data *mcbsp_data = to_mcbsp(cpu_dai->private_data);
+	int samples = snd_pcm_lib_period_bytes(substream) >> 1;
+
+	/* Configure McBSP internal buffer usage */
+	if (substream->stream == SNDRV_PCM_STREAM_PLAYBACK)
+		omap_mcbsp_set_tx_threshold(mcbsp_data->bus_id, samples - 1);
+	else
+		omap_mcbsp_set_rx_threshold(mcbsp_data->bus_id, samples - 1);
+}
+
 static int omap_mcbsp_dai_startup(struct snd_pcm_substream *substream,
 				  struct snd_soc_dai *dai)
 {
 	struct snd_soc_pcm_runtime *rtd = substream->private_data;
 	struct snd_soc_dai *cpu_dai = rtd->dai->cpu_dai;
 	struct omap_mcbsp_data *mcbsp_data = to_mcbsp(cpu_dai->private_data);
+	int bus_id = mcbsp_data->bus_id;
 	int err = 0;
 
-	if (cpu_is_omap343x() && mcbsp_data->bus_id == 1) {
+	if (!cpu_dai->active)
+		err = omap_mcbsp_request(bus_id);
+
+	if (cpu_is_omap343x()) {
+		int max_period;
+
 		/*
 		 * McBSP2 in OMAP3 has 1024 * 32-bit internal audio buffer.
 		 * Set constraint for minimum buffer size to the same than FIFO
 		 * size in order to avoid underruns in playback startup because
 		 * HW is keeping the DMA request active until FIFO is filled.
 		 */
-		snd_pcm_hw_constraint_minmax(substream->runtime,
-			SNDRV_PCM_HW_PARAM_BUFFER_BYTES, 4096, UINT_MAX);
-	}
+		if (bus_id == 1)
+			snd_pcm_hw_constraint_minmax(substream->runtime,
+					SNDRV_PCM_HW_PARAM_BUFFER_BYTES,
+					4096, UINT_MAX);
 
-	if (!cpu_dai->active)
-		err = omap_mcbsp_request(mcbsp_data->bus_id);
+		if (substream->stream == SNDRV_PCM_STREAM_PLAYBACK)
+			max_period = omap_mcbsp_get_max_tx_threshold(bus_id);
+		else
+			max_period = omap_mcbsp_get_max_rx_threshold(bus_id);
+
+		max_period++;
+		max_period <<= 1;
+
+		snd_pcm_hw_constraint_minmax(substream->runtime,
+						SNDRV_PCM_HW_PARAM_PERIOD_BYTES,
+						32, max_period);
+	}
 
 	return err;
 }
@@ -220,7 +251,7 @@ static int omap_mcbsp_dai_hw_params(struct snd_pcm_substream *substream,
 	struct omap_mcbsp_data *mcbsp_data = to_mcbsp(cpu_dai->private_data);
 	struct omap_mcbsp_reg_cfg *regs = &mcbsp_data->regs;
 	int dma, bus_id = mcbsp_data->bus_id, id = cpu_dai->id;
-	int wlen, channels, wpf;
+	int wlen, channels, wpf, sync_mode = OMAP_DMA_SYNC_ELEMENT;
 	unsigned long port;
 	unsigned int format;
 
@@ -236,6 +267,9 @@ static int omap_mcbsp_dai_hw_params(struct snd_pcm_substream *substream,
 	} else if (cpu_is_omap343x()) {
 		dma = omap24xx_dma_reqs[bus_id][substream->stream];
 		port = omap34xx_mcbsp_port[bus_id][substream->stream];
+		omap_mcbsp_dai_dma_params[id][substream->stream].set_threshold =
+						omap_mcbsp_set_threshold;
+		sync_mode = OMAP_DMA_SYNC_FRAME;
 	} else {
 		return -ENODEV;
 	}
@@ -243,6 +277,7 @@ static int omap_mcbsp_dai_hw_params(struct snd_pcm_substream *substream,
 		substream->stream ? "Audio Capture" : "Audio Playback";
 	omap_mcbsp_dai_dma_params[id][substream->stream].dma_req = dma;
 	omap_mcbsp_dai_dma_params[id][substream->stream].port_addr = port;
+	omap_mcbsp_dai_dma_params[id][substream->stream].sync_mode = sync_mode;
 	cpu_dai->dma_data = &omap_mcbsp_dai_dma_params[id][substream->stream];
 
 	if (mcbsp_data->configured) {
diff --git a/sound/soc/omap/omap-pcm.c b/sound/soc/omap/omap-pcm.c
index b9633d5a9557..5735945788bf 100644
--- a/sound/soc/omap/omap-pcm.c
+++ b/sound/soc/omap/omap-pcm.c
@@ -162,7 +162,7 @@ static int omap_pcm_prepare(struct snd_pcm_substream *substream)
 	 */
 	dma_params.data_type			= OMAP_DMA_DATA_TYPE_S16;
 	dma_params.trigger			= dma_data->dma_req;
-	dma_params.sync_mode			= OMAP_DMA_SYNC_ELEMENT;
+	dma_params.sync_mode			= dma_data->sync_mode;
 	if (substream->stream == SNDRV_PCM_STREAM_PLAYBACK) {
 		dma_params.src_amode		= OMAP_DMA_AMODE_POST_INC;
 		dma_params.dst_amode		= OMAP_DMA_AMODE_CONSTANT;
@@ -205,6 +205,7 @@ static int omap_pcm_trigger(struct snd_pcm_substream *substream, int cmd)
 {
 	struct snd_pcm_runtime *runtime = substream->runtime;
 	struct omap_runtime_data *prtd = runtime->private_data;
+	struct omap_pcm_dma_data *dma_data = prtd->dma_data;
 	unsigned long flags;
 	int ret = 0;
 
@@ -214,6 +215,10 @@ static int omap_pcm_trigger(struct snd_pcm_substream *substream, int cmd)
 	case SNDRV_PCM_TRIGGER_RESUME:
 	case SNDRV_PCM_TRIGGER_PAUSE_RELEASE:
 		prtd->period_index = 0;
+		/* Configure McBSP internal buffer usage */
+		if (dma_data->set_threshold)
+			dma_data->set_threshold(substream);
+
 		omap_start_dma(prtd->dma_ch);
 		break;
 
diff --git a/sound/soc/omap/omap-pcm.h b/sound/soc/omap/omap-pcm.h
index 8d9d26916b05..38a821dd4118 100644
--- a/sound/soc/omap/omap-pcm.h
+++ b/sound/soc/omap/omap-pcm.h
@@ -29,6 +29,8 @@ struct omap_pcm_dma_data {
 	char		*name;		/* stream identifier */
 	int		dma_req;	/* DMA request line */
 	unsigned long	port_addr;	/* transmit/receive register */
+	int		sync_mode;	/* DMA sync mode */
+	void (*set_threshold)(struct snd_pcm_substream *substream);
 };
 
 extern struct snd_soc_platform omap_soc_platform;