diff --git a/drivers/staging/greybus/audio_apbridgea.c b/drivers/staging/greybus/audio_apbridgea.c
index 75c8c3ce4b71..bed087d3894b 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/greybus/audio_apbridgea.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/greybus/audio_apbridgea.c
@@ -29,13 +29,15 @@ int gb_audio_apbridgea_set_config(struct gb_connection *connection,
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(gb_audio_apbridgea_set_config);
 
 int gb_audio_apbridgea_register_cport(struct gb_connection *connection,
-				      __u16 i2s_port, __u16 cportid)
+				      __u16 i2s_port, __u16 cportid,
+				      __u8 direction)
 {
 	struct audio_apbridgea_register_cport_request req;
 
 	req.hdr.type = AUDIO_APBRIDGEA_TYPE_REGISTER_CPORT;
 	req.hdr.i2s_port = cpu_to_le16(i2s_port);
 	req.cport = cpu_to_le16(cportid);
+	req.direction = direction;
 
 	return gb_hd_output(connection->hd, &req, sizeof(req),
 			    GB_APB_REQUEST_AUDIO_CONTROL, true);
@@ -43,13 +45,15 @@ int gb_audio_apbridgea_register_cport(struct gb_connection *connection,
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(gb_audio_apbridgea_register_cport);
 
 int gb_audio_apbridgea_unregister_cport(struct gb_connection *connection,
-					__u16 i2s_port, __u16 cportid)
+					__u16 i2s_port, __u16 cportid,
+					__u8 direction)
 {
 	struct audio_apbridgea_unregister_cport_request req;
 
 	req.hdr.type = AUDIO_APBRIDGEA_TYPE_UNREGISTER_CPORT;
 	req.hdr.i2s_port = cpu_to_le16(i2s_port);
 	req.cport = cpu_to_le16(cportid);
+	req.direction = direction;
 
 	return gb_hd_output(connection->hd, &req, sizeof(req),
 			    GB_APB_REQUEST_AUDIO_CONTROL, true);
diff --git a/drivers/staging/greybus/audio_apbridgea.h b/drivers/staging/greybus/audio_apbridgea.h
index d1d56b7c1a75..c543e399ca04 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/greybus/audio_apbridgea.h
+++ b/drivers/staging/greybus/audio_apbridgea.h
@@ -75,6 +75,9 @@
 #define AUDIO_APBRIDGEA_PCM_RATE_176400			BIT(11)
 #define AUDIO_APBRIDGEA_PCM_RATE_192000			BIT(12)
 
+#define AUDIO_APBRIDGEA_DIRECTION_TX			BIT(0)
+#define AUDIO_APBRIDGEA_DIRECTION_RX			BIT(1)
+
 /* The I2S port is passed in the 'index' parameter of the USB request */
 /* The CPort is passed in the 'value' parameter of the USB request */
 
@@ -94,11 +97,13 @@ struct audio_apbridgea_set_config_request {
 struct audio_apbridgea_register_cport_request {
 	struct audio_apbridgea_hdr	hdr;
 	__le16				cport;
+	__u8				direction;
 } __packed;
 
 struct audio_apbridgea_unregister_cport_request {
 	struct audio_apbridgea_hdr	hdr;
 	__le16				cport;
+	__u8				direction;
 } __packed;
 
 struct audio_apbridgea_set_tx_data_size_request {
diff --git a/drivers/staging/greybus/audio_codec.c b/drivers/staging/greybus/audio_codec.c
index d820116dd196..5e29694139f7 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/greybus/audio_codec.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/greybus/audio_codec.c
@@ -60,7 +60,8 @@ static int gbcodec_startup(struct snd_pcm_substream *substream,
 	i2s_port = 0;	/* fixed for now */
 	cportid = gb_dai->connection->hd_cport_id;
 	ret = gb_audio_apbridgea_register_cport(gb_dai->connection, i2s_port,
-						cportid);
+						cportid,
+						AUDIO_APBRIDGEA_DIRECTION_TX);
 	dev_dbg(dai->dev, "Register %s:%d DAI, ret:%d\n", dai->name, cportid,
 		ret);
 
@@ -117,7 +118,8 @@ static void gbcodec_shutdown(struct snd_pcm_substream *substream,
 	/* un register cport */
 	i2s_port = 0;	/* fixed for now */
 	ret = gb_audio_apbridgea_unregister_cport(gb_dai->connection, i2s_port,
-					gb_dai->connection->hd_cport_id);
+					gb_dai->connection->hd_cport_id,
+					AUDIO_APBRIDGEA_DIRECTION_TX);
 
 	dev_dbg(dai->dev, "Unregister %s:%d DAI, ret:%d\n", dai->name,
 		gb_dai->connection->hd_cport_id, ret);
@@ -495,7 +497,8 @@ static void gb_audio_cleanup(struct gbaudio_codec_info *gb)
 					 ret);
 			cportid = connection->hd_cport_id;
 			ret = gb_audio_apbridgea_unregister_cport(connection, 0,
-								  cportid);
+						cportid,
+						AUDIO_APBRIDGEA_DIRECTION_TX);
 			if (ret)
 				dev_info(dev, "%d:Failed during unregister cport\n",
 					 ret);
diff --git a/drivers/staging/greybus/audio_codec.h b/drivers/staging/greybus/audio_codec.h
index fc60c36aa040..06312031af35 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/greybus/audio_codec.h
+++ b/drivers/staging/greybus/audio_codec.h
@@ -198,9 +198,11 @@ extern int gb_audio_apbridgea_set_config(struct gb_connection *connection,
 					 __u16 i2s_port, __u32 format,
 					 __u32 rate, __u32 mclk_freq);
 extern int gb_audio_apbridgea_register_cport(struct gb_connection *connection,
-					     __u16 i2s_port, __u16 cportid);
+					     __u16 i2s_port, __u16 cportid,
+					     __u8 direction);
 extern int gb_audio_apbridgea_unregister_cport(struct gb_connection *connection,
-					       __u16 i2s_port, __u16 cportid);
+					       __u16 i2s_port, __u16 cportid,
+					       __u8 direction);
 extern int gb_audio_apbridgea_set_tx_data_size(struct gb_connection *connection,
 					       __u16 i2s_port, __u16 size);
 extern int gb_audio_apbridgea_get_tx_delay(struct gb_connection *connection,