diff --git a/sound/soc/codecs/wm8994.c b/sound/soc/codecs/wm8994.c
index c9bd445..318ea64 100644
--- a/sound/soc/codecs/wm8994.c
+++ b/sound/soc/codecs/wm8994.c
@@ -2656,6 +2656,8 @@
 {
 	struct snd_soc_codec *codec = dai->codec;
 	struct wm8994_priv *wm8994 = snd_soc_codec_get_drvdata(codec);
+	struct wm8994 *control = wm8994->wm8994;
+	struct wm8994_pdata *pdata = &control->pdata;
 	int aif1_reg;
 	int aif2_reg;
 	int bclk_reg;
@@ -2723,7 +2725,14 @@
 	}
 
 	wm8994->channels[id] = params_channels(params);
-	switch (params_channels(params)) {
+	if (pdata->max_channels_clocked[id] &&
+	    wm8994->channels[id] > pdata->max_channels_clocked[id]) {
+		dev_dbg(dai->dev, "Constraining channels to %d from %d\n",
+			pdata->max_channels_clocked[id], wm8994->channels[id]);
+		wm8994->channels[id] = pdata->max_channels_clocked[id];
+	}
+
+	switch (wm8994->channels[id]) {
 	case 1:
 	case 2:
 		bclk_rate *= 2;
@@ -2745,7 +2754,7 @@
 	dev_dbg(dai->dev, "AIF%dCLK is %dHz, target BCLK %dHz\n",
 		dai->id, wm8994->aifclk[id], bclk_rate);
 
-	if (params_channels(params) == 1 &&
+	if (wm8994->channels[id] == 1 &&
 	    (snd_soc_read(codec, aif1_reg) & 0x18) == 0x18)
 		aif2 |= WM8994_AIF1_MONO;