diff --git a/sound/soc/meson/axg-tdm-interface.c b/sound/soc/meson/axg-tdm-interface.c
index f5a431b8de6c..34aff050caf2 100644
--- a/sound/soc/meson/axg-tdm-interface.c
+++ b/sound/soc/meson/axg-tdm-interface.c
@@ -266,8 +266,8 @@ static int axg_tdm_iface_set_sclk(struct snd_soc_dai *dai,
 	srate = iface->slots * iface->slot_width * params_rate(params);
 
 	if (!iface->mclk_rate) {
-		/* If no specific mclk is requested, default to bit clock * 4 */
-		clk_set_rate(iface->mclk, 4 * srate);
+		/* If no specific mclk is requested, default to bit clock * 2 */
+		clk_set_rate(iface->mclk, 2 * srate);
 	} else {
 		/* Check if we can actually get the bit clock from mclk */
 		if (iface->mclk_rate % srate) {