diff --git a/asoc/msm-compress-q6-v2.c b/asoc/msm-compress-q6-v2.c
index 26731e180d20..bd38c7329bba 100644
--- a/asoc/msm-compress-q6-v2.c
+++ b/asoc/msm-compress-q6-v2.c
@@ -1291,7 +1291,7 @@ static int msm_compr_configure_dsp_for_playback
 	struct snd_compr_runtime *runtime = cstream->runtime;
 	struct msm_compr_audio *prtd = runtime->private_data;
 	struct snd_soc_pcm_runtime *soc_prtd = cstream->private_data;
-	uint16_t bits_per_sample = 16;
+	uint16_t bits_per_sample = 24;
 	int dir = IN, ret = 0;
 	struct audio_client *ac = prtd->audio_client;
 	uint32_t stream_index;
@@ -2253,7 +2253,7 @@ static int msm_compr_trigger(struct snd_compr_stream *cstream, int cmd)
 	unsigned long flags;
 	int stream_id;
 	uint32_t stream_index;
-	uint16_t bits_per_sample = 16;
+	uint16_t bits_per_sample = 24;
 
 	spin_lock_irqsave(&prtd->lock, flags);
 	if (atomic_read(&prtd->error)) {