diff --git a/sound/soc/codecs/wm8978.c b/sound/soc/codecs/wm8978.c
index 5421fd9fbcb5..4c0a8e496131 100644
--- a/sound/soc/codecs/wm8978.c
+++ b/sound/soc/codecs/wm8978.c
@@ -782,7 +782,7 @@ static int wm8978_hw_params(struct snd_pcm_substream *substream,
 		wm8978->mclk_idx = -1;
 		f_sel = wm8978->f_mclk;
 	} else {
-		if (!wm8978->f_pllout) {
+		if (!wm8978->f_opclk) {
 			/* We only enter here, if OPCLK is not used */
 			int ret = wm8978_configure_pll(codec);
 			if (ret < 0)