diff --git a/sound/soc/sunxi/sun8i-codec.c b/sound/soc/sunxi/sun8i-codec.c
index c2ceca485d6a..b3329692e3dc 100644
--- a/sound/soc/sunxi/sun8i-codec.c
+++ b/sound/soc/sunxi/sun8i-codec.c
@@ -197,6 +197,17 @@ static int sun8i_set_fmt(struct snd_soc_dai *dai, unsigned int fmt)
 	regmap_update_bits(scodec->regmap, SUN8I_AIF1CLK_CTRL,
 			   BIT(SUN8I_AIF1CLK_CTRL_AIF1_BCLK_INV),
 			   value << SUN8I_AIF1CLK_CTRL_AIF1_BCLK_INV);
+
+	/*
+	 * It appears that the DAI and the codec don't share the same
+	 * polarity for the LRCK signal when they mean 'normal' and
+	 * 'inverted' in the datasheet.
+	 *
+	 * Since the DAI here is our regular i2s driver that have been
+	 * tested with way more codecs than just this one, it means
+	 * that the codec probably gets it backward, and we have to
+	 * invert the value here.
+	 */
 	regmap_update_bits(scodec->regmap, SUN8I_AIF1CLK_CTRL,
 			   BIT(SUN8I_AIF1CLK_CTRL_AIF1_LRCK_INV),
 			   !value << SUN8I_AIF1CLK_CTRL_AIF1_LRCK_INV);