diff --git a/sound/soc/tegra/tegra_asoc_utils.c b/sound/soc/tegra/tegra_asoc_utils.c
index 25903ed850c8..587f62a288d1 100644
--- a/sound/soc/tegra/tegra_asoc_utils.c
+++ b/sound/soc/tegra/tegra_asoc_utils.c
@@ -205,9 +205,16 @@ int tegra_asoc_utils_init(struct tegra_asoc_utils_data *data,
 		data->clk_cdev1 = clk_out_1;
 	}
 
-	ret = tegra_asoc_utils_set_rate(data, 44100, 256 * 44100);
-	if (ret)
+	/*
+	 * FIXME: There is some unknown dependency between audio mclk disable
+	 * and suspend-resume functionality on Tegra30, although audio mclk is
+	 * only needed for audio.
+	 */
+	ret = clk_prepare_enable(data->clk_cdev1);
+	if (ret) {
+		dev_err(data->dev, "Can't enable cdev1: %d\n", ret);
 		return ret;
+	}
 
 	return 0;
 }