diff --git a/sound/pci/asihpi/asihpi.c b/sound/pci/asihpi/asihpi.c
index d3cab351718..62f094c0ef0 100644
--- a/sound/pci/asihpi/asihpi.c
+++ b/sound/pci/asihpi/asihpi.c
@@ -1033,8 +1033,10 @@ static int snd_card_asihpi_playback_open(struct snd_pcm_substream *substream)
 					SNDRV_PCM_INFO_MMAP |
 					SNDRV_PCM_INFO_MMAP_VALID;
 
-	if (card->support_grouping)
+	if (card->support_grouping) {
 		snd_card_asihpi_playback.info |= SNDRV_PCM_INFO_SYNC_START;
+		snd_pcm_set_sync(substream);
+	}
 
 	/* struct is copied, so can create initializer dynamically */
 	runtime->hw = snd_card_asihpi_playback;
@@ -1051,8 +1053,6 @@ static int snd_card_asihpi_playback_open(struct snd_pcm_substream *substream)
 	snd_pcm_hw_constraint_minmax(runtime, SNDRV_PCM_HW_PARAM_PERIOD_SIZE,
 		card->update_interval_frames * 2, UINT_MAX);
 
-	snd_pcm_set_sync(substream);
-
 	snd_printdd("playback open\n");
 
 	return 0;