diff --git a/sound/soc/omap/omap-pcm.c b/sound/soc/omap/omap-pcm.c
index 690bfeaec4a..e9084fdd208 100644
--- a/sound/soc/omap/omap-pcm.c
+++ b/sound/soc/omap/omap-pcm.c
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ static int omap_pcm_hw_params(struct snd_pcm_substream *substream,
 	prtd->dma_data = dma_data;
 	err = omap_request_dma(dma_data->dma_req, dma_data->name,
 			       omap_pcm_dma_irq, substream, &prtd->dma_ch);
-	if (!cpu_is_omap1510()) {
+	if (!err & !cpu_is_omap1510()) {
 		/*
 		 * Link channel with itself so DMA doesn't need any
 		 * reprogramming while looping the buffer
@@ -147,12 +147,14 @@ static int omap_pcm_prepare(struct snd_pcm_substream *substream)
 		dma_params.src_or_dst_synch	= OMAP_DMA_DST_SYNC;
 		dma_params.src_start		= runtime->dma_addr;
 		dma_params.dst_start		= dma_data->port_addr;
+		dma_params.dst_port		= OMAP_DMA_PORT_MPUI;
 	} else {
 		dma_params.src_amode		= OMAP_DMA_AMODE_CONSTANT;
 		dma_params.dst_amode		= OMAP_DMA_AMODE_POST_INC;
 		dma_params.src_or_dst_synch	= OMAP_DMA_SRC_SYNC;
 		dma_params.src_start		= dma_data->port_addr;
 		dma_params.dst_start		= runtime->dma_addr;
+		dma_params.src_port		= OMAP_DMA_PORT_MPUI;
 	}
 	/*
 	 * Set DMA transfer frame size equal to ALSA period size and frame