diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/display/intel_audio.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/display/intel_audio.c
index 3ea20c857440..9671c8f6e892 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/display/intel_audio.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/i915/display/intel_audio.c
@@ -1266,6 +1266,15 @@ static const struct component_ops i915_audio_component_bind_ops = {
 	.unbind	= i915_audio_component_unbind,
 };
 
+#define AUD_FREQ_TMODE_SHIFT	14
+#define AUD_FREQ_4T		0
+#define AUD_FREQ_8T		(2 << AUD_FREQ_TMODE_SHIFT)
+#define AUD_FREQ_PULLCLKS(x)	(((x) & 0x3) << 11)
+#define AUD_FREQ_BCLK_96M	BIT(4)
+
+#define AUD_FREQ_GEN12          (AUD_FREQ_8T | AUD_FREQ_PULLCLKS(0) | AUD_FREQ_BCLK_96M)
+#define AUD_FREQ_TGL_BROKEN     (AUD_FREQ_8T | AUD_FREQ_PULLCLKS(2) | AUD_FREQ_BCLK_96M)
+
 /**
  * i915_audio_component_init - initialize and register the audio component
  * @dev_priv: i915 device instance
@@ -1284,6 +1293,7 @@ static const struct component_ops i915_audio_component_bind_ops = {
  */
 static void i915_audio_component_init(struct drm_i915_private *dev_priv)
 {
+	u32 aud_freq, aud_freq_init;
 	int ret;
 
 	ret = component_add_typed(dev_priv->drm.dev,
@@ -1297,11 +1307,21 @@ static void i915_audio_component_init(struct drm_i915_private *dev_priv)
 	}
 
 	if (DISPLAY_VER(dev_priv) >= 9) {
-		dev_priv->audio_freq_cntrl = intel_de_read(dev_priv,
-							   AUD_FREQ_CNTRL);
-		drm_dbg_kms(&dev_priv->drm,
-			    "init value of AUD_FREQ_CNTRL of 0x%x\n",
-			    dev_priv->audio_freq_cntrl);
+		aud_freq_init = intel_de_read(dev_priv, AUD_FREQ_CNTRL);
+
+		if (INTEL_GEN(dev_priv) >= 12)
+			aud_freq = AUD_FREQ_GEN12;
+		else
+			aud_freq = aud_freq_init;
+
+		/* use BIOS provided value for TGL unless it is a known bad value */
+		if (IS_TIGERLAKE(dev_priv) && aud_freq_init != AUD_FREQ_TGL_BROKEN)
+			aud_freq = aud_freq_init;
+
+		drm_dbg_kms(&dev_priv->drm, "use AUD_FREQ_CNTRL of 0x%x (init value 0x%x)\n",
+			    aud_freq, aud_freq_init);
+
+		dev_priv->audio_freq_cntrl = aud_freq;
 	}
 
 	dev_priv->audio_component_registered = true;