diff --git a/sound/soc/sh/rcar/ssi.c b/sound/soc/sh/rcar/ssi.c
index f6a7466622ea..fc5d089868df 100644
--- a/sound/soc/sh/rcar/ssi.c
+++ b/sound/soc/sh/rcar/ssi.c
@@ -286,6 +286,11 @@ static int rsnd_ssi_master_clk_start(struct rsnd_mod *mod,
 	if (rsnd_ssi_is_multi_slave(mod, io))
 		return 0;
 
+	if (rsnd_runtime_is_tdm_split(io))
+		chan = rsnd_io_converted_chan(io);
+
+	chan = rsnd_channel_normalization(chan);
+
 	if (ssi->usrcnt > 0) {
 		if (ssi->rate != rate) {
 			dev_err(dev, "SSI parent/child should use same rate\n");
@@ -300,11 +305,6 @@ static int rsnd_ssi_master_clk_start(struct rsnd_mod *mod,
 		return 0;
 	}
 
-	if (rsnd_runtime_is_tdm_split(io))
-		chan = rsnd_io_converted_chan(io);
-
-	chan = rsnd_channel_normalization(chan);
-
 	main_rate = rsnd_ssi_clk_query(rdai, rate, chan, &idx);
 	if (!main_rate) {
 		dev_err(dev, "unsupported clock rate\n");