diff --git a/sound/soc/tegra/tegra_alc5632.c b/sound/soc/tegra/tegra_alc5632.c
index 50a6d2ff4442..0fd10023f7a6 100644
--- a/sound/soc/tegra/tegra_alc5632.c
+++ b/sound/soc/tegra/tegra_alc5632.c
@@ -62,8 +62,29 @@ static int tegra_alc5632_asoc_hw_params(struct snd_pcm_substream *substream,
 	return 0;
 }
 
+static int tegra_alc5632_asoc_startup(struct snd_pcm_substream *substream)
+{
+	struct snd_soc_pcm_runtime *rtd = substream->private_data;
+	struct tegra_alc5632 *machine = snd_soc_card_get_drvdata(rtd->card);
+	int ret;
+
+	ret = tegra_asoc_utils_clk_enable(&machine->util_data);
+
+	return ret;
+}
+
+static void tegra_alc5632_asoc_shutdown(struct snd_pcm_substream *substream)
+{
+	struct snd_soc_pcm_runtime *rtd = substream->private_data;
+	struct tegra_alc5632 *machine = snd_soc_card_get_drvdata(rtd->card);
+
+	tegra_asoc_utils_clk_disable(&machine->util_data);
+}
+
 static const struct snd_soc_ops tegra_alc5632_asoc_ops = {
+	.startup = tegra_alc5632_asoc_startup,
 	.hw_params = tegra_alc5632_asoc_hw_params,
+	.shutdown = tegra_alc5632_asoc_shutdown,
 };
 
 static struct snd_soc_jack tegra_alc5632_hs_jack;
diff --git a/sound/soc/tegra/tegra_asoc_utils.c b/sound/soc/tegra/tegra_asoc_utils.c
index 0d2271952555..2886ae9f5a16 100644
--- a/sound/soc/tegra/tegra_asoc_utils.c
+++ b/sound/soc/tegra/tegra_asoc_utils.c
@@ -60,8 +60,6 @@ int tegra_asoc_utils_set_rate(struct tegra_asoc_utils_data *data, int srate,
 	data->set_mclk = 0;
 
 	clk_disable_unprepare(data->clk_cdev1);
-	clk_disable_unprepare(data->clk_pll_a_out0);
-	clk_disable_unprepare(data->clk_pll_a);
 
 	err = clk_set_rate(data->clk_pll_a, new_baseclock);
 	if (err) {
@@ -77,18 +75,6 @@ int tegra_asoc_utils_set_rate(struct tegra_asoc_utils_data *data, int srate,
 
 	/* Don't set cdev1/extern1 rate; it's locked to pll_a_out0 */
 
-	err = clk_prepare_enable(data->clk_pll_a);
-	if (err) {
-		dev_err(data->dev, "Can't enable pll_a: %d\n", err);
-		return err;
-	}
-
-	err = clk_prepare_enable(data->clk_pll_a_out0);
-	if (err) {
-		dev_err(data->dev, "Can't enable pll_a_out0: %d\n", err);
-		return err;
-	}
-
 	err = clk_prepare_enable(data->clk_cdev1);
 	if (err) {
 		dev_err(data->dev, "Can't enable cdev1: %d\n", err);
@@ -109,8 +95,6 @@ int tegra_asoc_utils_set_ac97_rate(struct tegra_asoc_utils_data *data)
 	int err;
 
 	clk_disable_unprepare(data->clk_cdev1);
-	clk_disable_unprepare(data->clk_pll_a_out0);
-	clk_disable_unprepare(data->clk_pll_a);
 
 	/*
 	 * AC97 rate is fixed at 24.576MHz and is used for both the host
@@ -130,17 +114,27 @@ int tegra_asoc_utils_set_ac97_rate(struct tegra_asoc_utils_data *data)
 
 	/* Don't set cdev1/extern1 rate; it's locked to pll_a_out0 */
 
-	err = clk_prepare_enable(data->clk_pll_a);
+	err = clk_prepare_enable(data->clk_cdev1);
 	if (err) {
-		dev_err(data->dev, "Can't enable pll_a: %d\n", err);
+		dev_err(data->dev, "Can't enable cdev1: %d\n", err);
 		return err;
 	}
 
-	err = clk_prepare_enable(data->clk_pll_a_out0);
-	if (err) {
-		dev_err(data->dev, "Can't enable pll_a_out0: %d\n", err);
-		return err;
-	}
+	data->set_baseclock = pll_rate;
+	data->set_mclk = ac97_rate;
+
+	return 0;
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(tegra_asoc_utils_set_ac97_rate);
+
+void tegra_asoc_utils_clk_disable(struct tegra_asoc_utils_data *data)
+{
+	clk_disable_unprepare(data->clk_cdev1);
+}
+
+int tegra_asoc_utils_clk_enable(struct tegra_asoc_utils_data *data)
+{
+	int err;
 
 	err = clk_prepare_enable(data->clk_cdev1);
 	if (err) {
@@ -148,16 +142,13 @@ int tegra_asoc_utils_set_ac97_rate(struct tegra_asoc_utils_data *data)
 		return err;
 	}
 
-	data->set_baseclock = pll_rate;
-	data->set_mclk = ac97_rate;
-
 	return 0;
 }
-EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(tegra_asoc_utils_set_ac97_rate);
 
 int tegra_asoc_utils_init(struct tegra_asoc_utils_data *data,
 			  struct device *dev)
 {
+	struct clk *clk_out_1, *clk_extern1;
 	int ret;
 
 	data->dev = dev;
@@ -193,9 +184,42 @@ int tegra_asoc_utils_init(struct tegra_asoc_utils_data *data,
 		return PTR_ERR(data->clk_cdev1);
 	}
 
-	ret = tegra_asoc_utils_set_rate(data, 44100, 256 * 44100);
-	if (ret)
-		return ret;
+	/*
+	 * If clock parents are not set in DT, configure here to use clk_out_1
+	 * as mclk and extern1 as parent for Tegra30 and higher.
+	 */
+	if (!of_find_property(dev->of_node, "assigned-clock-parents", NULL) &&
+	    data->soc > TEGRA_ASOC_UTILS_SOC_TEGRA20) {
+		dev_err(data->dev,
+			"Configuring clocks for a legacy device-tree\n");
+		clk_extern1 = devm_clk_get(dev, "extern1");
+		if (IS_ERR(clk_extern1)) {
+			dev_err(data->dev, "Can't retrieve clk extern1\n");
+			return PTR_ERR(clk_extern1);
+		}
+
+		ret = clk_set_parent(clk_extern1, data->clk_pll_a_out0);
+		if (ret < 0) {
+			dev_err(data->dev,
+				"Set parent failed for clk extern1\n");
+			return ret;
+		}
+
+		clk_out_1 = devm_clk_get(dev, "clk_out_1");
+		if (IS_ERR(clk_out_1)) {
+			dev_err(data->dev, "Can't retrieve clk clk_out_1\n");
+			return PTR_ERR(clk_out_1);
+		}
+
+		ret = clk_set_parent(clk_out_1, clk_extern1);
+		if (ret < 0) {
+			dev_err(data->dev,
+				"Set parent failed for clk_out_1\n");
+			return ret;
+		}
+
+		data->clk_cdev1 = clk_out_1;
+	}
 
 	return 0;
 }
diff --git a/sound/soc/tegra/tegra_asoc_utils.h b/sound/soc/tegra/tegra_asoc_utils.h
index a34439587d59..6db93009a317 100644
--- a/sound/soc/tegra/tegra_asoc_utils.h
+++ b/sound/soc/tegra/tegra_asoc_utils.h
@@ -34,5 +34,7 @@ int tegra_asoc_utils_set_rate(struct tegra_asoc_utils_data *data, int srate,
 int tegra_asoc_utils_set_ac97_rate(struct tegra_asoc_utils_data *data);
 int tegra_asoc_utils_init(struct tegra_asoc_utils_data *data,
 			  struct device *dev);
+int tegra_asoc_utils_clk_enable(struct tegra_asoc_utils_data *data);
+void tegra_asoc_utils_clk_disable(struct tegra_asoc_utils_data *data);
 
 #endif
diff --git a/sound/soc/tegra/tegra_max98090.c b/sound/soc/tegra/tegra_max98090.c
index f554a3d4571f..98d1ff49074b 100644
--- a/sound/soc/tegra/tegra_max98090.c
+++ b/sound/soc/tegra/tegra_max98090.c
@@ -82,8 +82,29 @@ static int tegra_max98090_asoc_hw_params(struct snd_pcm_substream *substream,
 	return 0;
 }
 
+static int tegra_max98090_asoc_startup(struct snd_pcm_substream *substream)
+{
+	struct snd_soc_pcm_runtime *rtd = substream->private_data;
+	struct tegra_max98090 *machine = snd_soc_card_get_drvdata(rtd->card);
+	int ret;
+
+	ret = tegra_asoc_utils_clk_enable(&machine->util_data);
+
+	return ret;
+}
+
+static void tegra_max98090_asoc_shutdown(struct snd_pcm_substream *substream)
+{
+	struct snd_soc_pcm_runtime *rtd = substream->private_data;
+	struct tegra_max98090 *machine = snd_soc_card_get_drvdata(rtd->card);
+
+	tegra_asoc_utils_clk_disable(&machine->util_data);
+}
+
 static const struct snd_soc_ops tegra_max98090_ops = {
+	.startup = tegra_max98090_asoc_startup,
 	.hw_params = tegra_max98090_asoc_hw_params,
+	.shutdown = tegra_max98090_asoc_shutdown,
 };
 
 static struct snd_soc_jack tegra_max98090_hp_jack;
diff --git a/sound/soc/tegra/tegra_rt5640.c b/sound/soc/tegra/tegra_rt5640.c
index 5c695dfea009..8705b1a32a14 100644
--- a/sound/soc/tegra/tegra_rt5640.c
+++ b/sound/soc/tegra/tegra_rt5640.c
@@ -65,8 +65,29 @@ static int tegra_rt5640_asoc_hw_params(struct snd_pcm_substream *substream,
 	return 0;
 }
 
+static int tegra_rt5640_asoc_startup(struct snd_pcm_substream *substream)
+{
+	struct snd_soc_pcm_runtime *rtd = substream->private_data;
+	struct tegra_rt5640 *machine = snd_soc_card_get_drvdata(rtd->card);
+	int ret;
+
+	ret = tegra_asoc_utils_clk_enable(&machine->util_data);
+
+	return ret;
+}
+
+static void tegra_rt5640_asoc_shutdown(struct snd_pcm_substream *substream)
+{
+	struct snd_soc_pcm_runtime *rtd = substream->private_data;
+	struct tegra_rt5640 *machine = snd_soc_card_get_drvdata(rtd->card);
+
+	tegra_asoc_utils_clk_disable(&machine->util_data);
+}
+
 static const struct snd_soc_ops tegra_rt5640_ops = {
+	.startup = tegra_rt5640_asoc_startup,
 	.hw_params = tegra_rt5640_asoc_hw_params,
+	.shutdown = tegra_rt5640_asoc_shutdown,
 };
 
 static struct snd_soc_jack tegra_rt5640_hp_jack;
diff --git a/sound/soc/tegra/tegra_rt5677.c b/sound/soc/tegra/tegra_rt5677.c
index fb86f76728b3..a44b5ddc33ee 100644
--- a/sound/soc/tegra/tegra_rt5677.c
+++ b/sound/soc/tegra/tegra_rt5677.c
@@ -82,8 +82,29 @@ static int tegra_rt5677_event_hp(struct snd_soc_dapm_widget *w,
 	return 0;
 }
 
+static int tegra_rt5677_asoc_startup(struct snd_pcm_substream *substream)
+{
+	struct snd_soc_pcm_runtime *rtd = substream->private_data;
+	struct tegra_rt5677 *machine = snd_soc_card_get_drvdata(rtd->card);
+	int ret;
+
+	ret = tegra_asoc_utils_clk_enable(&machine->util_data);
+
+	return ret;
+}
+
+static void tegra_rt5677_asoc_shutdown(struct snd_pcm_substream *substream)
+{
+	struct snd_soc_pcm_runtime *rtd = substream->private_data;
+	struct tegra_rt5677 *machine = snd_soc_card_get_drvdata(rtd->card);
+
+	tegra_asoc_utils_clk_disable(&machine->util_data);
+}
+
 static const struct snd_soc_ops tegra_rt5677_ops = {
+	.startup = tegra_rt5677_asoc_startup,
 	.hw_params = tegra_rt5677_asoc_hw_params,
+	.shutdown = tegra_rt5677_asoc_shutdown,
 };
 
 static struct snd_soc_jack tegra_rt5677_hp_jack;
diff --git a/sound/soc/tegra/tegra_sgtl5000.c b/sound/soc/tegra/tegra_sgtl5000.c
index 586f56f435f4..f3317dd4a79f 100644
--- a/sound/soc/tegra/tegra_sgtl5000.c
+++ b/sound/soc/tegra/tegra_sgtl5000.c
@@ -71,8 +71,29 @@ static int tegra_sgtl5000_hw_params(struct snd_pcm_substream *substream,
 	return 0;
 }
 
+static int tegra_sgtl5000_startup(struct snd_pcm_substream *substream)
+{
+	struct snd_soc_pcm_runtime *rtd = substream->private_data;
+	struct tegra_sgtl5000 *machine = snd_soc_card_get_drvdata(rtd->card);
+	int ret;
+
+	ret = tegra_asoc_utils_clk_enable(&machine->util_data);
+
+	return ret;
+}
+
+static void tegra_sgtl5000_shutdown(struct snd_pcm_substream *substream)
+{
+	struct snd_soc_pcm_runtime *rtd = substream->private_data;
+	struct tegra_sgtl5000 *machine = snd_soc_card_get_drvdata(rtd->card);
+
+	tegra_asoc_utils_clk_disable(&machine->util_data);
+}
+
 static const struct snd_soc_ops tegra_sgtl5000_ops = {
+	.startup = tegra_sgtl5000_startup,
 	.hw_params = tegra_sgtl5000_hw_params,
+	.shutdown = tegra_sgtl5000_shutdown,
 };
 
 static const struct snd_soc_dapm_widget tegra_sgtl5000_dapm_widgets[] = {
diff --git a/sound/soc/tegra/tegra_wm8753.c b/sound/soc/tegra/tegra_wm8753.c
index f76cfdc963ed..f4a000ec7506 100644
--- a/sound/soc/tegra/tegra_wm8753.c
+++ b/sound/soc/tegra/tegra_wm8753.c
@@ -75,8 +75,29 @@ static int tegra_wm8753_hw_params(struct snd_pcm_substream *substream,
 	return 0;
 }
 
+static int tegra_wm8753_startup(struct snd_pcm_substream *substream)
+{
+	struct snd_soc_pcm_runtime *rtd = substream->private_data;
+	struct tegra_wm8753 *machine = snd_soc_card_get_drvdata(rtd->card);
+	int ret;
+
+	ret = tegra_asoc_utils_clk_enable(&machine->util_data);
+
+	return ret;
+}
+
+static void tegra_wm8753_shutdown(struct snd_pcm_substream *substream)
+{
+	struct snd_soc_pcm_runtime *rtd = substream->private_data;
+	struct tegra_wm8753 *machine = snd_soc_card_get_drvdata(rtd->card);
+
+	tegra_asoc_utils_clk_disable(&machine->util_data);
+}
+
 static const struct snd_soc_ops tegra_wm8753_ops = {
+	.startup = tegra_wm8753_startup,
 	.hw_params = tegra_wm8753_hw_params,
+	.shutdown = tegra_wm8753_shutdown,
 };
 
 static const struct snd_soc_dapm_widget tegra_wm8753_dapm_widgets[] = {
diff --git a/sound/soc/tegra/tegra_wm8903.c b/sound/soc/tegra/tegra_wm8903.c
index f5f78c3512cd..7b5cd1653821 100644
--- a/sound/soc/tegra/tegra_wm8903.c
+++ b/sound/soc/tegra/tegra_wm8903.c
@@ -82,8 +82,29 @@ static int tegra_wm8903_hw_params(struct snd_pcm_substream *substream,
 	return 0;
 }
 
+static int tegra_wm8903_startup(struct snd_pcm_substream *substream)
+{
+	struct snd_soc_pcm_runtime *rtd = substream->private_data;
+	struct tegra_wm8903 *machine = snd_soc_card_get_drvdata(rtd->card);
+	int ret;
+
+	ret = tegra_asoc_utils_clk_enable(&machine->util_data);
+
+	return ret;
+}
+
+static void tegra_wm8903_shutdown(struct snd_pcm_substream *substream)
+{
+	struct snd_soc_pcm_runtime *rtd = substream->private_data;
+	struct tegra_wm8903 *machine = snd_soc_card_get_drvdata(rtd->card);
+
+	tegra_asoc_utils_clk_disable(&machine->util_data);
+}
+
 static const struct snd_soc_ops tegra_wm8903_ops = {
+	.startup = tegra_wm8903_startup,
 	.hw_params = tegra_wm8903_hw_params,
+	.shutdown = tegra_wm8903_shutdown,
 };
 
 static struct snd_soc_jack tegra_wm8903_hp_jack;
diff --git a/sound/soc/tegra/trimslice.c b/sound/soc/tegra/trimslice.c
index e51c67092c8f..4b703734904f 100644
--- a/sound/soc/tegra/trimslice.c
+++ b/sound/soc/tegra/trimslice.c
@@ -60,8 +60,29 @@ static int trimslice_asoc_hw_params(struct snd_pcm_substream *substream,
 	return 0;
 }
 
+static int trimslice_asoc_startup(struct snd_pcm_substream *substream)
+{
+	struct snd_soc_pcm_runtime *rtd = substream->private_data;
+	struct tegra_trimslice *machine = snd_soc_card_get_drvdata(rtd->card);
+	int ret;
+
+	ret = tegra_asoc_utils_clk_enable(&machine->util_data);
+
+	return ret;
+}
+
+static void trimslice_asoc_shutdown(struct snd_pcm_substream *substream)
+{
+	struct snd_soc_pcm_runtime *rtd = substream->private_data;
+	struct tegra_trimslice *machine = snd_soc_card_get_drvdata(rtd->card);
+
+	tegra_asoc_utils_clk_disable(&machine->util_data);
+}
+
 static const struct snd_soc_ops trimslice_asoc_ops = {
+	.startup = trimslice_asoc_startup,
 	.hw_params = trimslice_asoc_hw_params,
+	.shutdown = trimslice_asoc_shutdown,
 };
 
 static const struct snd_soc_dapm_widget trimslice_dapm_widgets[] = {
