diff --git a/sound/firewire/fireface/amdtp-ff.c b/sound/firewire/fireface/amdtp-ff.c
index 119c0076b17a..98177b0666d3 100644
--- a/sound/firewire/fireface/amdtp-ff.c
+++ b/sound/firewire/fireface/amdtp-ff.c
@@ -168,6 +168,6 @@ int amdtp_ff_init(struct amdtp_stream *s, struct fw_unit *unit,
 	else
 		process_ctx_payloads = process_it_ctx_payloads;
 
-	return amdtp_stream_init(s, unit, dir, CIP_NO_HEADER, 0,
+	return amdtp_stream_init(s, unit, dir, CIP_BLOCKING | CIP_UNAWARE_SYT | CIP_NO_HEADER, 0,
 				 process_ctx_payloads, sizeof(struct amdtp_ff));
 }
diff --git a/sound/firewire/fireface/ff-stream.c b/sound/firewire/fireface/ff-stream.c
index 97c356f2ac04..95bf405adb3d 100644
--- a/sound/firewire/fireface/ff-stream.c
+++ b/sound/firewire/fireface/ff-stream.c
@@ -199,7 +199,11 @@ int snd_ff_stream_start_duplex(struct snd_ff *ff, unsigned int rate)
 		if (err < 0)
 			goto error;
 
-		err = amdtp_domain_start(&ff->domain, 0, false, false);
+		// NOTE: The device doesn't transfer packets unless receiving any packet. The
+		// sequence of tx packets includes cycle skip corresponding to empty packet or
+		// NODATA packet in IEC 61883-1/6. The sequence of the number of data blocks per
+		// packet is important for media clock recovery.
+		err = amdtp_domain_start(&ff->domain, 0, true, true);
 		if (err < 0)
 			goto error;