diff --git a/sound/soc/intel/boards/bytcht_es8316.c b/sound/soc/intel/boards/bytcht_es8316.c
index 192e2a394ff3..ea387dc74273 100644
--- a/sound/soc/intel/boards/bytcht_es8316.c
+++ b/sound/soc/intel/boards/bytcht_es8316.c
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@ struct byt_cht_es8316_private {
 	struct gpio_desc *speaker_en_gpio;
 	struct device *codec_dev;
 	bool speaker_en;
+	bool mclk_enabled;
 };
 
 enum {
@@ -170,6 +171,15 @@ static struct snd_soc_jack_pin byt_cht_es8316_jack_pins[] = {
 	},
 };
 
+static void byt_cht_es8316_disable_mclk(struct byt_cht_es8316_private *priv)
+{
+	if (!priv->mclk_enabled)
+		return;
+
+	clk_disable_unprepare(priv->mclk);
+	priv->mclk_enabled = false;
+}
+
 static int byt_cht_es8316_init(struct snd_soc_pcm_runtime *runtime)
 {
 	struct snd_soc_component *codec = snd_soc_rtd_to_codec(runtime, 0)->component;
@@ -227,12 +237,14 @@ static int byt_cht_es8316_init(struct snd_soc_pcm_runtime *runtime)
 	ret = clk_prepare_enable(priv->mclk);
 	if (ret)
 		dev_err(card->dev, "unable to enable MCLK\n");
+	else
+		priv->mclk_enabled = true;
 
 	ret = snd_soc_dai_set_sysclk(snd_soc_rtd_to_codec(runtime, 0), 0, 19200000,
 				     SND_SOC_CLOCK_IN);
 	if (ret < 0) {
 		dev_err(card->dev, "can't set codec clock %d\n", ret);
-		return ret;
+		goto err_disable_mclk;
 	}
 
 	ret = snd_soc_card_jack_new_pins(card, "Headset",
@@ -241,13 +253,25 @@ static int byt_cht_es8316_init(struct snd_soc_pcm_runtime *runtime)
 					 ARRAY_SIZE(byt_cht_es8316_jack_pins));
 	if (ret) {
 		dev_err(card->dev, "jack creation failed %d\n", ret);
-		return ret;
+		goto err_disable_mclk;
 	}
 
 	snd_jack_set_key(priv->jack.jack, SND_JACK_BTN_0, KEY_PLAYPAUSE);
 	snd_soc_component_set_jack(codec, &priv->jack, NULL);
 
 	return 0;
+
+err_disable_mclk:
+	byt_cht_es8316_disable_mclk(priv);
+	return ret;
+}
+
+static void byt_cht_es8316_exit(struct snd_soc_pcm_runtime *runtime)
+{
+	struct snd_soc_card *card = runtime->card;
+	struct byt_cht_es8316_private *priv = snd_soc_card_get_drvdata(card);
+
+	byt_cht_es8316_disable_mclk(priv);
 }
 
 static int byt_cht_es8316_codec_fixup(struct snd_soc_pcm_runtime *rtd,
@@ -353,6 +377,7 @@ static struct snd_soc_dai_link byt_cht_es8316_dais[] = {
 						| SND_SOC_DAIFMT_CBC_CFC,
 		.be_hw_params_fixup = byt_cht_es8316_codec_fixup,
 		.init = byt_cht_es8316_init,
+		.exit = byt_cht_es8316_exit,
 		SND_SOC_DAILINK_REG(ssp2_port, ssp2_codec, platform),
 	},
 };