SNDRV_PCM_INFO_RESUME |
                                  SNDRV_PCM_INFO_NO_PERIOD_WAKEUP,
        .formats                = SNDRV_PCM_FMTBIT_S16_LE |
-                                 SNDRV_PCM_FMTBIT_S24_LE |
                                  SNDRV_PCM_FMTBIT_S32_LE,
+       .subformats             = SNDRV_PCM_SUBFMTBIT_MSBITS_20 |
+                                 SNDRV_PCM_SUBFMTBIT_MSBITS_24 |
+                                 SNDRV_PCM_SUBFMTBIT_MSBITS_MAX,
        .buffer_bytes_max       = AZX_MAX_BUF_SIZE,
        .period_bytes_min       = 128,
        .period_bytes_max       = AZX_MAX_BUF_SIZE / 2,
                .rates          = SNDRV_PCM_RATE_8000_192000 |
                                  SNDRV_PCM_RATE_KNOT,
                .formats        = SNDRV_PCM_FMTBIT_S16_LE |
-                                 SNDRV_PCM_FMTBIT_S24_LE |
                                  SNDRV_PCM_FMTBIT_S32_LE,
+               .subformats     = SNDRV_PCM_SUBFMTBIT_MSBITS_20 |
+                                 SNDRV_PCM_SUBFMTBIT_MSBITS_24 |
+                                 SNDRV_PCM_SUBFMTBIT_MSBITS_MAX,
        },
        .capture = {
                .channels_min   = 1,
                .rates          = SNDRV_PCM_RATE_8000_192000 |
                                  SNDRV_PCM_RATE_KNOT,
                .formats        = SNDRV_PCM_FMTBIT_S16_LE |
-                                 SNDRV_PCM_FMTBIT_S24_LE |
                                  SNDRV_PCM_FMTBIT_S32_LE,
+               .subformats     = SNDRV_PCM_SUBFMTBIT_MSBITS_20 |
+                                 SNDRV_PCM_SUBFMTBIT_MSBITS_24 |
+                                 SNDRV_PCM_SUBFMTBIT_MSBITS_MAX,
        },
 };
 
                .channels_max   = 8,
                .rates          = SNDRV_PCM_RATE_8000_192000,
                .formats        = SNDRV_PCM_FMTBIT_S16_LE |
-                                 SNDRV_PCM_FMTBIT_S24_LE |
                                  SNDRV_PCM_FMTBIT_S32_LE,
+               .subformats     = SNDRV_PCM_SUBFMTBIT_MSBITS_20 |
+                                 SNDRV_PCM_SUBFMTBIT_MSBITS_24 |
+                                 SNDRV_PCM_SUBFMTBIT_MSBITS_MAX,
        },
        .capture = {
                .channels_min   = 1,
                .channels_max   = 8,
                .rates          = SNDRV_PCM_RATE_8000_192000,
                .formats        = SNDRV_PCM_FMTBIT_S16_LE |
-                                 SNDRV_PCM_FMTBIT_S24_LE |
                                  SNDRV_PCM_FMTBIT_S32_LE,
+               .subformats     = SNDRV_PCM_SUBFMTBIT_MSBITS_20 |
+                                 SNDRV_PCM_SUBFMTBIT_MSBITS_24 |
+                                 SNDRV_PCM_SUBFMTBIT_MSBITS_MAX,
        },
 };
 
 
                        struct snd_soc_dai_driver *dai_drv, struct snd_soc_tplg_pcm *pcm,
                        struct snd_soc_dai *dai)
 {
-       if (pcm)
+       u32 fe_subformats = SNDRV_PCM_SUBFMTBIT_MSBITS_20 |
+                           SNDRV_PCM_SUBFMTBIT_MSBITS_24 |
+                           SNDRV_PCM_SUBFMTBIT_MSBITS_MAX;
+
+       if (pcm) {
                dai_drv->ops = &avs_dai_fe_ops;
+               dai_drv->capture.subformats = fe_subformats;
+               dai_drv->playback.subformats = fe_subformats;
+       }
+
        return 0;
 }
 
                /* Open LINK (BE) pipes last and close them first to prevent xruns. */
                link->trigger[0] = SND_SOC_DPCM_TRIGGER_PRE;
                link->trigger[1] = SND_SOC_DPCM_TRIGGER_PRE;
+       } else {
+               /* Do not ignore codec capabilities. */
+               link->dpcm_merged_format = 1;
        }
 
        return 0;