diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/bridge/synopsys/dw-hdmi-i2s-audio.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/bridge/synopsys/dw-hdmi-i2s-audio.c
index caf8aed78fea..0864dee8d180 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/bridge/synopsys/dw-hdmi-i2s-audio.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/bridge/synopsys/dw-hdmi-i2s-audio.c
@@ -85,6 +85,7 @@ static int dw_hdmi_i2s_hw_params(struct device *dev, void *data,
 
 	dw_hdmi_set_sample_rate(hdmi, hparms->sample_rate);
 	dw_hdmi_set_channel_count(hdmi, hparms->channels);
+	dw_hdmi_set_channel_allocation(hdmi, hparms->cea.channel_allocation);
 
 	hdmi_write(audio, inputclkfs, HDMI_AUD_INPUTCLKFS);
 	hdmi_write(audio, conf0, HDMI_AUD_CONF0);