}
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(fsl_asrc_get_dma_channel);
 
+static int fsl_asrc_dai_startup(struct snd_pcm_substream *substream,
+                               struct snd_soc_dai *dai)
+{
+       struct fsl_asrc *asrc_priv = snd_soc_dai_get_drvdata(dai);
+
+       /* Odd channel number is not valid for older ASRC (channel_bits==3) */
+       if (asrc_priv->channel_bits == 3)
+               snd_pcm_hw_constraint_step(substream->runtime, 0,
+                                          SNDRV_PCM_HW_PARAM_CHANNELS, 2);
+
+       return 0;
+}
+
 static int fsl_asrc_dai_hw_params(struct snd_pcm_substream *substream,
                                  struct snd_pcm_hw_params *params,
                                  struct snd_soc_dai *dai)
 }
 
 static const struct snd_soc_dai_ops fsl_asrc_dai_ops = {
+       .startup      = fsl_asrc_dai_startup,
        .hw_params    = fsl_asrc_dai_hw_params,
        .hw_free      = fsl_asrc_dai_hw_free,
        .trigger      = fsl_asrc_dai_trigger,