diff --git a/sound/soc/sh/rcar/ssi.c b/sound/soc/sh/rcar/ssi.c
index d071cec25f71..048d53566127 100644
--- a/sound/soc/sh/rcar/ssi.c
+++ b/sound/soc/sh/rcar/ssi.c
@@ -506,10 +506,15 @@ static int rsnd_ssi_init(struct rsnd_mod *mod,
 			 struct rsnd_priv *priv)
 {
 	struct rsnd_ssi *ssi = rsnd_mod_to_ssi(mod);
+	int ret;
 
 	if (!rsnd_ssi_is_run_mods(mod, io))
 		return 0;
 
+	ret = rsnd_ssi_master_clk_start(mod, io);
+	if (ret < 0)
+		return ret;
+
 	ssi->usrcnt++;
 
 	rsnd_mod_power_on(mod);
@@ -1060,13 +1065,6 @@ static int rsnd_ssi_pio_pointer(struct rsnd_mod *mod,
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static int rsnd_ssi_prepare(struct rsnd_mod *mod,
-			    struct rsnd_dai_stream *io,
-			    struct rsnd_priv *priv)
-{
-	return rsnd_ssi_master_clk_start(mod, io);
-}
-
 static struct rsnd_mod_ops rsnd_ssi_pio_ops = {
 	.name		= SSI_NAME,
 	.probe		= rsnd_ssi_common_probe,
@@ -1079,7 +1077,6 @@ static struct rsnd_mod_ops rsnd_ssi_pio_ops = {
 	.pointer	= rsnd_ssi_pio_pointer,
 	.pcm_new	= rsnd_ssi_pcm_new,
 	.hw_params	= rsnd_ssi_hw_params,
-	.prepare	= rsnd_ssi_prepare,
 	.get_status	= rsnd_ssi_get_status,
 };
 
@@ -1166,7 +1163,6 @@ static struct rsnd_mod_ops rsnd_ssi_dma_ops = {
 	.pcm_new	= rsnd_ssi_pcm_new,
 	.fallback	= rsnd_ssi_fallback,
 	.hw_params	= rsnd_ssi_hw_params,
-	.prepare	= rsnd_ssi_prepare,
 	.get_status	= rsnd_ssi_get_status,
 };