diff --git a/sound/soc/samsung/midas_wm1811.c b/sound/soc/samsung/midas_wm1811.c
index d43af5069baf..11466dd3539e 100644
--- a/sound/soc/samsung/midas_wm1811.c
+++ b/sound/soc/samsung/midas_wm1811.c
@@ -25,7 +25,8 @@
  */
 #define MCLK1_RATE 24000000U
 #define MCLK2_RATE 32768U
-#define DEFAULT_FLL1_RATE 11289600U
+/* Matches the codec's default AIF1 configuration: 48kHz, 256fs */
+#define DEFAULT_FLL1_RATE 12288000U
 
 struct midas_priv {
 	struct gpio_desc *gpio_fm_sel;
@@ -34,6 +35,7 @@ struct midas_priv {
 	struct gpio_desc *gpio_headset_key;
 	struct iio_channel *adc_headset_detect;
 	unsigned int fll1_rate;
+	unsigned int aif1clk_rate;
 
 	struct snd_soc_jack headset_jack;
 };
@@ -171,11 +173,12 @@ static int midas_start_fll1(struct snd_soc_pcm_runtime *rtd, unsigned int rate)
 	if (!rate)
 		rate = priv->fll1_rate;
 	/*
-	 * If no new rate is requested, set FLL1 to a sane default for jack
-	 * detection.
+	 * If no new rate is requested, set FLL1 to the rate the codec's AIF1
+	 * is currently configured for, as its digital paths can be powered
+	 * up without an active stream.
 	 */
 	if (!rate)
-		rate = DEFAULT_FLL1_RATE;
+		rate = priv->aif1clk_rate ?: DEFAULT_FLL1_RATE;
 
 	if (rate != priv->fll1_rate && priv->fll1_rate) {
 		/* while reconfiguring, switch to MCLK2 for SYSCLK */
@@ -241,6 +244,7 @@ static int midas_aif1_hw_params(struct snd_pcm_substream *substream,
 				struct snd_pcm_hw_params *params)
 {
 	struct snd_soc_pcm_runtime *rtd = snd_soc_substream_to_rtd(substream);
+	struct midas_priv *priv = snd_soc_card_get_drvdata(rtd->card);
 	unsigned int pll_out;
 
 	/* AIF1CLK should be at least 3MHz for "optimal performance" */
@@ -249,6 +253,8 @@ static int midas_aif1_hw_params(struct snd_pcm_substream *substream,
 	else
 		pll_out = params_rate(params) * 256;
 
+	priv->aif1clk_rate = pll_out;
+
 	return midas_start_fll1(rtd, pll_out);
 }