diff --git a/sound/soc/codecs/lpass-va-macro.c b/sound/soc/codecs/lpass-va-macro.c
index 1ea10dc70748..a35f684053d2 100644
--- a/sound/soc/codecs/lpass-va-macro.c
+++ b/sound/soc/codecs/lpass-va-macro.c
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@
 #define CDC_VA_MCLK_CONTROL_EN			BIT(0)
 #define CDC_VA_CLK_RST_CTRL_FS_CNT_CONTROL	(0x0004)
 #define CDC_VA_FS_CONTROL_EN			BIT(0)
+#define CDC_VA_FS_COUNTER_CLR			BIT(1)
 #define CDC_VA_CLK_RST_CTRL_SWR_CONTROL		(0x0008)
 #define CDC_VA_TOP_CSR_TOP_CFG0			(0x0080)
 #define CDC_VA_FS_BROADCAST_EN			BIT(1)
@@ -423,9 +424,12 @@ static int va_clk_rsc_fs_gen_request(struct va_macro *va, bool enable)
 		regmap_update_bits(regmap, CDC_VA_CLK_RST_CTRL_MCLK_CONTROL,
 				   CDC_VA_MCLK_CONTROL_EN,
 				   CDC_VA_MCLK_CONTROL_EN);
-
+		/* clear the fs counter */
 		regmap_update_bits(regmap, CDC_VA_CLK_RST_CTRL_FS_CNT_CONTROL,
-				   CDC_VA_FS_CONTROL_EN,
+				   CDC_VA_FS_CONTROL_EN | CDC_VA_FS_COUNTER_CLR,
+				   CDC_VA_FS_CONTROL_EN | CDC_VA_FS_COUNTER_CLR);
+		regmap_update_bits(regmap, CDC_VA_CLK_RST_CTRL_FS_CNT_CONTROL,
+				   CDC_VA_FS_CONTROL_EN | CDC_VA_FS_COUNTER_CLR,
 				   CDC_VA_FS_CONTROL_EN);
 
 		regmap_update_bits(regmap, CDC_VA_TOP_CSR_TOP_CFG0,