diff --git a/sound/soc/ux500/ux500_msp_i2s.c b/sound/soc/ux500/ux500_msp_i2s.c
index 43dc9b3aa4ef..683b485fb570 100644
--- a/sound/soc/ux500/ux500_msp_i2s.c
+++ b/sound/soc/ux500/ux500_msp_i2s.c
@@ -507,6 +507,8 @@ int ux500_msp_i2s_open(struct ux500_msp *msp,
 		old_reg &= ~mask;
 		new_reg |= old_reg;
 		writel(new_reg, msp->registers + MSP_GCR);
+		writel(MSP_WMRK_TX_4_ELEMENTS | MSP_WMRK_RX_4_ELEMENTS,
+		       msp->registers + MSP_WMRK);
 	}
 
 	res = enable_msp(msp, config, first);
diff --git a/sound/soc/ux500/ux500_msp_i2s.h b/sound/soc/ux500/ux500_msp_i2s.h
index 17b5c37a7e5d..2bf2699bdc49 100644
--- a/sound/soc/ux500/ux500_msp_i2s.h
+++ b/sound/soc/ux500/ux500_msp_i2s.h
@@ -62,6 +62,7 @@ enum msp_direction {
 #define MSP_SRG		0x10
 #define MSP_FLR		0x14
 #define MSP_DMACR	0x18
+#define MSP_WMRK	0x1c
 
 #define MSP_IMSC	0x20
 #define MSP_RIS		0x24
@@ -228,6 +229,10 @@ enum msp_direction {
 #define RDMAE_SHIFT		0
 #define TDMAE_SHIFT		1
 
+/* FIFO watermark register */
+#define MSP_WMRK_RX_4_ELEMENTS	BIT(0)
+#define MSP_WMRK_TX_4_ELEMENTS	BIT(3)
+
 /* Interrupt Register */
 #define RX_SERVICE_INT		BIT(0)
 #define RX_OVERRUN_ERROR_INT	BIT(1)