diff --git a/sound/soc/fsl/fsl_micfil.c b/sound/soc/fsl/fsl_micfil.c
index 60ac8eabab9d..5d8f0f76ab46 100644
--- a/sound/soc/fsl/fsl_micfil.c
+++ b/sound/soc/fsl/fsl_micfil.c
@@ -953,12 +953,17 @@ static int fsl_micfil_reparent_rootclk(struct fsl_micfil *micfil, unsigned int s
 	/* Get root clock */
 	clk = micfil->mclk;
 
-	/* Disable clock first, for it was enabled by pm_runtime */
+	/* Reparent root clock to the PLL matching this sample rate */
 	fsl_asoc_reparent_pll_clocks(dev, clk, micfil->pll8k_clk,
 				     micfil->pll11k_clk, ratio);
-	ret = clk_prepare_enable(clk);
-	if (ret)
-		return ret;
+
+	/* Enable only once; hw_params can be called multiple times */
+	if (!micfil->mclk_flag) {
+		ret = clk_prepare_enable(clk);
+		if (ret)
+			return ret;
+		micfil->mclk_flag = true;
+	}
 
 	return 0;
 }
@@ -991,8 +996,6 @@ static int fsl_micfil_hw_params(struct snd_pcm_substream *substream,
 	if (ret)
 		return ret;
 
-	micfil->mclk_flag = true;
-
 	/* floor(K * CLKDIV) */
 	switch (micfil->quality) {
 	case QUALITY_HIGH:
@@ -1068,8 +1071,10 @@ static int fsl_micfil_hw_free(struct snd_pcm_substream *substream,
 {
 	struct fsl_micfil *micfil = snd_soc_dai_get_drvdata(dai);
 
-	clk_disable_unprepare(micfil->mclk);
-	micfil->mclk_flag = false;
+	if (micfil->mclk_flag) {
+		clk_disable_unprepare(micfil->mclk);
+		micfil->mclk_flag = false;
+	}
 
 	return 0;
 }