diff --git a/sound/soc/codecs/es8316.c b/sound/soc/codecs/es8316.c
index e9fa4981ccef..9150e7068467 100644
--- a/sound/soc/codecs/es8316.c
+++ b/sound/soc/codecs/es8316.c
@@ -367,8 +367,12 @@ static int es8316_set_dai_sysclk(struct snd_soc_dai *codec_dai,
 
 	es8316->sysclk = freq;
 
-	if (freq == 0)
+	if (freq == 0) {
+		es8316->sysclk_constraints.list = NULL;
+		es8316->sysclk_constraints.count = 0;
+
 		return 0;
+	}
 
 	ret = clk_set_rate(es8316->mclk, freq);
 	if (ret)
@@ -447,17 +451,10 @@ static int es8316_pcm_startup(struct snd_pcm_substream *substream,
 	struct snd_soc_component *component = dai->component;
 	struct es8316_priv *es8316 = snd_soc_component_get_drvdata(component);
 
-	if (es8316->sysclk == 0) {
-		dev_err(component->dev, "No sysclk provided\n");
-		return -EINVAL;
-	}
-
-	/* The set of sample rates that can be supported depends on the
-	 * MCLK supplied to the CODEC.
-	 */
-	snd_pcm_hw_constraint_list(substream->runtime, 0,
-				   SNDRV_PCM_HW_PARAM_RATE,
-				   &es8316->sysclk_constraints);
+	if (es8316->sysclk_constraints.list)
+		snd_pcm_hw_constraint_list(substream->runtime, 0,
+					   SNDRV_PCM_HW_PARAM_RATE,
+					   &es8316->sysclk_constraints);
 
 	return 0;
 }
@@ -469,11 +466,19 @@ static int es8316_pcm_hw_params(struct snd_pcm_substream *substream,
 	struct snd_soc_component *component = dai->component;
 	struct es8316_priv *es8316 = snd_soc_component_get_drvdata(component);
 	u8 wordlen = 0;
+	int i;
 
-	if (!es8316->sysclk) {
-		dev_err(component->dev, "No MCLK configured\n");
-		return -EINVAL;
+	/* Validate supported sample rates that are autodetected from MCLK */
+	for (i = 0; i < NR_SUPPORTED_MCLK_LRCK_RATIOS; i++) {
+		const unsigned int ratio = supported_mclk_lrck_ratios[i];
+
+		if (es8316->sysclk % ratio != 0)
+			continue;
+		if (es8316->sysclk / ratio == params_rate(params))
+			break;
 	}
+	if (i == NR_SUPPORTED_MCLK_LRCK_RATIOS)
+		return -EINVAL;
 
 	switch (params_format(params)) {
 	case SNDRV_PCM_FORMAT_S16_LE: