mcasp_set_bits(mcasp, DAVINCI_MCASP_RXFMT_REG, busel | RXORD);
                mcasp_mod_bits(mcasp, DAVINCI_MCASP_RXFMCTL_REG,
                               FSRMOD(total_slots), FSRMOD(0x1FF));
+               /*
+                * If McASP is set to be TX/RX synchronous and the playback is
+                * not running already we need to configure the TX slots in
+                * order to have correct FSX on the bus
+                */
+               if (mcasp_is_synchronous(mcasp) && !mcasp->channels)
+                       mcasp_mod_bits(mcasp, DAVINCI_MCASP_TXFMCTL_REG,
+                                      FSXMOD(total_slots), FSXMOD(0x1FF));
        }
 
        return 0;