diff --git a/sound/soc/sh/fsi.c b/sound/soc/sh/fsi.c
index 91b728774dba..eb0599f29768 100644
--- a/sound/soc/sh/fsi.c
+++ b/sound/soc/sh/fsi.c
@@ -1393,8 +1393,7 @@ static const struct snd_soc_dai_ops fsi_dai_ops = {
 static struct snd_pcm_hardware fsi_pcm_hardware = {
 	.info =		SNDRV_PCM_INFO_INTERLEAVED	|
 			SNDRV_PCM_INFO_MMAP		|
-			SNDRV_PCM_INFO_MMAP_VALID	|
-			SNDRV_PCM_INFO_PAUSE,
+			SNDRV_PCM_INFO_MMAP_VALID,
 	.formats		= FSI_FMTS,
 	.rates			= FSI_RATES,
 	.rate_min		= 8000,