diff --git a/sound/soc/sunxi/sun4i-i2s.c b/sound/soc/sunxi/sun4i-i2s.c
index 2996beb4f092..e614c2d52af5 100644
--- a/sound/soc/sunxi/sun4i-i2s.c
+++ b/sound/soc/sunxi/sun4i-i2s.c
@@ -46,8 +46,6 @@
 #define SUN4I_I2S_FMT0_FMT_RIGHT_J			(2 << 0)
 #define SUN4I_I2S_FMT0_FMT_LEFT_J			(1 << 0)
 #define SUN4I_I2S_FMT0_FMT_I2S				(0 << 0)
-#define SUN4I_I2S_FMT0_POLARITY_INVERTED		(1)
-#define SUN4I_I2S_FMT0_POLARITY_NORMAL			(0)
 
 #define SUN4I_I2S_FMT1_REG		0x08
 #define SUN4I_I2S_FIFO_TX_REG		0x0c
@@ -98,8 +96,14 @@
 #define SUN8I_I2S_CTRL_MODE_LEFT		(1 << 4)
 #define SUN8I_I2S_CTRL_MODE_PCM			(0 << 4)
 
+#define SUN8I_I2S_FMT0_LRCLK_POLARITY_MASK	BIT(19)
+#define SUN8I_I2S_FMT0_LRCLK_POLARITY_INVERTED		(1 << 19)
+#define SUN8I_I2S_FMT0_LRCLK_POLARITY_NORMAL		(0 << 19)
 #define SUN8I_I2S_FMT0_LRCK_PERIOD_MASK		GENMASK(17, 8)
 #define SUN8I_I2S_FMT0_LRCK_PERIOD(period)	((period - 1) << 8)
+#define SUN8I_I2S_FMT0_BCLK_POLARITY_MASK	BIT(7)
+#define SUN8I_I2S_FMT0_BCLK_POLARITY_INVERTED		(1 << 7)
+#define SUN8I_I2S_FMT0_BCLK_POLARITY_NORMAL		(0 << 7)
 
 #define SUN8I_I2S_INT_STA_REG		0x0c
 #define SUN8I_I2S_FIFO_TX_REG		0x20
@@ -132,8 +136,6 @@ struct sun4i_i2s;
  * @field_clkdiv_mclk_en: regmap field to enable mclk output.
  * @field_fmt_wss: regmap field to set word select size.
  * @field_fmt_sr: regmap field to set sample resolution.
- * @field_fmt_bclk: regmap field to set clk polarity.
- * @field_fmt_lrclk: regmap field to set frame polarity.
  */
 struct sun4i_i2s_quirks {
 	bool				has_reset;
@@ -145,8 +147,6 @@ struct sun4i_i2s_quirks {
 	struct reg_field		field_clkdiv_mclk_en;
 	struct reg_field		field_fmt_wss;
 	struct reg_field		field_fmt_sr;
-	struct reg_field		field_fmt_bclk;
-	struct reg_field		field_fmt_lrclk;
 
 	const struct sun4i_i2s_clk_div	*bclk_dividers;
 	unsigned int			num_bclk_dividers;
@@ -176,8 +176,6 @@ struct sun4i_i2s {
 	struct regmap_field	*field_clkdiv_mclk_en;
 	struct regmap_field	*field_fmt_wss;
 	struct regmap_field	*field_fmt_sr;
-	struct regmap_field	*field_fmt_bclk;
-	struct regmap_field	*field_fmt_lrclk;
 
 	const struct sun4i_i2s_quirks	*variant;
 };
@@ -498,6 +496,33 @@ static int sun4i_i2s_set_soc_fmt(const struct sun4i_i2s *i2s,
 {
 	u32 val;
 
+	/* DAI clock polarity */
+	switch (fmt & SND_SOC_DAIFMT_INV_MASK) {
+	case SND_SOC_DAIFMT_IB_IF:
+		/* Invert both clocks */
+		val = SUN4I_I2S_FMT0_BCLK_POLARITY_INVERTED |
+		      SUN4I_I2S_FMT0_LRCLK_POLARITY_INVERTED;
+		break;
+	case SND_SOC_DAIFMT_IB_NF:
+		/* Invert bit clock */
+		val = SUN4I_I2S_FMT0_BCLK_POLARITY_INVERTED;
+		break;
+	case SND_SOC_DAIFMT_NB_IF:
+		/* Invert frame clock */
+		val = SUN4I_I2S_FMT0_LRCLK_POLARITY_INVERTED;
+		break;
+	case SND_SOC_DAIFMT_NB_NF:
+		val = 0;
+		break;
+	default:
+		return -EINVAL;
+	}
+
+	regmap_update_bits(i2s->regmap, SUN4I_I2S_FMT0_REG,
+			   SUN4I_I2S_FMT0_LRCLK_POLARITY_MASK |
+			   SUN4I_I2S_FMT0_BCLK_POLARITY_MASK,
+			   val);
+
 	/* DAI Mode */
 	switch (fmt & SND_SOC_DAIFMT_FORMAT_MASK) {
 	case SND_SOC_DAIFMT_I2S:
@@ -545,6 +570,33 @@ static int sun8i_i2s_set_soc_fmt(const struct sun4i_i2s *i2s,
 	u32 mode, val;
 	u8 offset;
 
+	/* DAI clock polarity */
+	switch (fmt & SND_SOC_DAIFMT_INV_MASK) {
+	case SND_SOC_DAIFMT_IB_IF:
+		/* Invert both clocks */
+		val = SUN8I_I2S_FMT0_BCLK_POLARITY_INVERTED |
+		      SUN8I_I2S_FMT0_LRCLK_POLARITY_INVERTED;
+		break;
+	case SND_SOC_DAIFMT_IB_NF:
+		/* Invert bit clock */
+		val = SUN8I_I2S_FMT0_BCLK_POLARITY_INVERTED;
+		break;
+	case SND_SOC_DAIFMT_NB_IF:
+		/* Invert frame clock */
+		val = SUN8I_I2S_FMT0_LRCLK_POLARITY_INVERTED;
+		break;
+	case SND_SOC_DAIFMT_NB_NF:
+		val = 0;
+		break;
+	default:
+		return -EINVAL;
+	}
+
+	regmap_update_bits(i2s->regmap, SUN4I_I2S_FMT0_REG,
+			   SUN8I_I2S_FMT0_LRCLK_POLARITY_MASK |
+			   SUN8I_I2S_FMT0_BCLK_POLARITY_MASK,
+			   val);
+
 	/* DAI Mode */
 	switch (fmt & SND_SOC_DAIFMT_FORMAT_MASK) {
 	case SND_SOC_DAIFMT_I2S:
@@ -601,36 +653,8 @@ static int sun8i_i2s_set_soc_fmt(const struct sun4i_i2s *i2s,
 static int sun4i_i2s_set_fmt(struct snd_soc_dai *dai, unsigned int fmt)
 {
 	struct sun4i_i2s *i2s = snd_soc_dai_get_drvdata(dai);
-	u32 bclk_polarity = SUN4I_I2S_FMT0_POLARITY_NORMAL;
-	u32 lrclk_polarity = SUN4I_I2S_FMT0_POLARITY_NORMAL;
 	int ret;
 
-	/* DAI clock polarity */
-	switch (fmt & SND_SOC_DAIFMT_INV_MASK) {
-	case SND_SOC_DAIFMT_IB_IF:
-		/* Invert both clocks */
-		bclk_polarity = SUN4I_I2S_FMT0_POLARITY_INVERTED;
-		lrclk_polarity = SUN4I_I2S_FMT0_POLARITY_INVERTED;
-		break;
-	case SND_SOC_DAIFMT_IB_NF:
-		/* Invert bit clock */
-		bclk_polarity = SUN4I_I2S_FMT0_POLARITY_INVERTED;
-		break;
-	case SND_SOC_DAIFMT_NB_IF:
-		/* Invert frame clock */
-		lrclk_polarity = SUN4I_I2S_FMT0_POLARITY_INVERTED;
-		break;
-	case SND_SOC_DAIFMT_NB_NF:
-		break;
-	default:
-		dev_err(dai->dev, "Unsupported clock polarity: %d\n",
-			fmt & SND_SOC_DAIFMT_INV_MASK);
-		return -EINVAL;
-	}
-
-	regmap_field_write(i2s->field_fmt_bclk, bclk_polarity);
-	regmap_field_write(i2s->field_fmt_lrclk, lrclk_polarity);
-
 	ret = i2s->variant->set_fmt(i2s, fmt);
 	if (ret) {
 		dev_err(dai->dev, "Unsupported format configuration\n");
@@ -984,8 +1008,6 @@ static const struct sun4i_i2s_quirks sun4i_a10_i2s_quirks = {
 	.field_clkdiv_mclk_en	= REG_FIELD(SUN4I_I2S_CLK_DIV_REG, 7, 7),
 	.field_fmt_wss		= REG_FIELD(SUN4I_I2S_FMT0_REG, 2, 3),
 	.field_fmt_sr		= REG_FIELD(SUN4I_I2S_FMT0_REG, 4, 5),
-	.field_fmt_bclk		= REG_FIELD(SUN4I_I2S_FMT0_REG, 6, 6),
-	.field_fmt_lrclk	= REG_FIELD(SUN4I_I2S_FMT0_REG, 7, 7),
 	.bclk_dividers		= sun4i_i2s_bclk_div,
 	.num_bclk_dividers	= ARRAY_SIZE(sun4i_i2s_bclk_div),
 	.mclk_dividers		= sun4i_i2s_mclk_div,
@@ -1004,8 +1026,6 @@ static const struct sun4i_i2s_quirks sun6i_a31_i2s_quirks = {
 	.field_clkdiv_mclk_en	= REG_FIELD(SUN4I_I2S_CLK_DIV_REG, 7, 7),
 	.field_fmt_wss		= REG_FIELD(SUN4I_I2S_FMT0_REG, 2, 3),
 	.field_fmt_sr		= REG_FIELD(SUN4I_I2S_FMT0_REG, 4, 5),
-	.field_fmt_bclk		= REG_FIELD(SUN4I_I2S_FMT0_REG, 6, 6),
-	.field_fmt_lrclk	= REG_FIELD(SUN4I_I2S_FMT0_REG, 7, 7),
 	.bclk_dividers		= sun4i_i2s_bclk_div,
 	.num_bclk_dividers	= ARRAY_SIZE(sun4i_i2s_bclk_div),
 	.mclk_dividers		= sun4i_i2s_mclk_div,
@@ -1024,8 +1044,6 @@ static const struct sun4i_i2s_quirks sun8i_a83t_i2s_quirks = {
 	.field_clkdiv_mclk_en	= REG_FIELD(SUN4I_I2S_CLK_DIV_REG, 7, 7),
 	.field_fmt_wss		= REG_FIELD(SUN4I_I2S_FMT0_REG, 2, 3),
 	.field_fmt_sr		= REG_FIELD(SUN4I_I2S_FMT0_REG, 4, 5),
-	.field_fmt_bclk		= REG_FIELD(SUN4I_I2S_FMT0_REG, 6, 6),
-	.field_fmt_lrclk	= REG_FIELD(SUN4I_I2S_FMT0_REG, 7, 7),
 	.bclk_dividers		= sun8i_i2s_clk_div,
 	.num_bclk_dividers	= ARRAY_SIZE(sun8i_i2s_clk_div),
 	.mclk_dividers		= sun8i_i2s_clk_div,
@@ -1045,8 +1063,6 @@ static const struct sun4i_i2s_quirks sun8i_h3_i2s_quirks = {
 	.field_clkdiv_mclk_en	= REG_FIELD(SUN4I_I2S_CLK_DIV_REG, 8, 8),
 	.field_fmt_wss		= REG_FIELD(SUN4I_I2S_FMT0_REG, 0, 2),
 	.field_fmt_sr		= REG_FIELD(SUN4I_I2S_FMT0_REG, 4, 6),
-	.field_fmt_bclk		= REG_FIELD(SUN4I_I2S_FMT0_REG, 7, 7),
-	.field_fmt_lrclk	= REG_FIELD(SUN4I_I2S_FMT0_REG, 19, 19),
 	.bclk_dividers		= sun8i_i2s_clk_div,
 	.num_bclk_dividers	= ARRAY_SIZE(sun8i_i2s_clk_div),
 	.mclk_dividers		= sun8i_i2s_clk_div,
@@ -1065,8 +1081,6 @@ static const struct sun4i_i2s_quirks sun50i_a64_codec_i2s_quirks = {
 	.field_clkdiv_mclk_en	= REG_FIELD(SUN4I_I2S_CLK_DIV_REG, 7, 7),
 	.field_fmt_wss		= REG_FIELD(SUN4I_I2S_FMT0_REG, 2, 3),
 	.field_fmt_sr		= REG_FIELD(SUN4I_I2S_FMT0_REG, 4, 5),
-	.field_fmt_bclk		= REG_FIELD(SUN4I_I2S_FMT0_REG, 6, 6),
-	.field_fmt_lrclk	= REG_FIELD(SUN4I_I2S_FMT0_REG, 7, 7),
 	.bclk_dividers		= sun4i_i2s_bclk_div,
 	.num_bclk_dividers	= ARRAY_SIZE(sun4i_i2s_bclk_div),
 	.mclk_dividers		= sun4i_i2s_mclk_div,
@@ -1099,18 +1113,6 @@ static int sun4i_i2s_init_regmap_fields(struct device *dev,
 	if (IS_ERR(i2s->field_fmt_sr))
 		return PTR_ERR(i2s->field_fmt_sr);
 
-	i2s->field_fmt_bclk =
-			devm_regmap_field_alloc(dev, i2s->regmap,
-						i2s->variant->field_fmt_bclk);
-	if (IS_ERR(i2s->field_fmt_bclk))
-		return PTR_ERR(i2s->field_fmt_bclk);
-
-	i2s->field_fmt_lrclk =
-			devm_regmap_field_alloc(dev, i2s->regmap,
-						i2s->variant->field_fmt_lrclk);
-	if (IS_ERR(i2s->field_fmt_lrclk))
-		return PTR_ERR(i2s->field_fmt_lrclk);
-
 	return 0;
 }
 
