diff --git a/sound/soc/sh/rcar/rsnd.h b/sound/soc/sh/rcar/rsnd.h
index 3472631c7b35..3b71b77c4fd8 100644
--- a/sound/soc/sh/rcar/rsnd.h
+++ b/sound/soc/sh/rcar/rsnd.h
@@ -353,6 +353,9 @@ struct rsnd_mod *rsnd_scu_mod_get(struct rsnd_priv *priv, int id);
 unsigned int rsnd_scu_get_ssi_rate(struct rsnd_priv *priv,
 				   struct rsnd_dai_stream *io,
 				   struct snd_pcm_runtime *runtime);
+int rsnd_scu_enable_ssi_irq(struct rsnd_mod *ssi_mod,
+			    struct rsnd_dai *rdai,
+			    struct rsnd_dai_stream *io);
 
 #define rsnd_scu_nr(priv) ((priv)->scu_nr)
 
diff --git a/sound/soc/sh/rcar/scu.c b/sound/soc/sh/rcar/scu.c
index b517300f32ce..8ce79e855cf0 100644
--- a/sound/soc/sh/rcar/scu.c
+++ b/sound/soc/sh/rcar/scu.c
@@ -165,6 +165,19 @@ static int rsnd_scu_ssi_mode_init(struct rsnd_mod *mod,
 	return 0;
 }
 
+int rsnd_scu_enable_ssi_irq(struct rsnd_mod *ssi_mod,
+			    struct rsnd_dai *rdai,
+			    struct rsnd_dai_stream *io)
+{
+	struct rsnd_priv *priv = rsnd_mod_to_priv(ssi_mod);
+
+	/* enable PIO interrupt if Gen2 */
+	if (rsnd_is_gen2(priv))
+		rsnd_mod_write(ssi_mod, INT_ENABLE, 0x0f000000);
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
 unsigned int rsnd_scu_get_ssi_rate(struct rsnd_priv *priv,
 				   struct rsnd_dai_stream *io,
 				   struct snd_pcm_runtime *runtime)
@@ -579,22 +592,9 @@ static struct rsnd_mod_ops rsnd_scu_gen2_ops = {
 	.stop	= rsnd_scu_stop_gen2,
 };
 
-static int rsnd_scu_start_non_gen2(struct rsnd_mod *mod,
-				   struct rsnd_dai *rdai,
-				   struct rsnd_dai_stream *io)
-{
-	struct rsnd_mod *ssi_mod = rsnd_io_to_mod_ssi(io);
-
-	/* enable PIO interrupt */
-	rsnd_mod_write(ssi_mod, INT_ENABLE, 0x0f000000);
-
-	return 0;
-}
-
 static struct rsnd_mod_ops rsnd_scu_non_gen2_ops = {
 	.name	= "non-scu (gen2)",
 	.init	= rsnd_scu_ssi_mode_init,
-	.start	= rsnd_scu_start_non_gen2,
 };
 
 struct rsnd_mod *rsnd_scu_mod_get(struct rsnd_priv *priv, int id)
diff --git a/sound/soc/sh/rcar/ssi.c b/sound/soc/sh/rcar/ssi.c
index 9162c2bb6cc5..a74c7a789b2b 100644
--- a/sound/soc/sh/rcar/ssi.c
+++ b/sound/soc/sh/rcar/ssi.c
@@ -365,6 +365,8 @@ static int rsnd_ssi_pio_start(struct rsnd_mod *mod,
 	/* enable PIO IRQ */
 	ssi->cr_etc = UIEN | OIEN | DIEN;
 
+	rsnd_scu_enable_ssi_irq(mod, rdai, io);
+
 	rsnd_ssi_hw_start(ssi, rdai, io);
 
 	return 0;