diff --git a/sound/soc/sof/imx/imx8m.c b/sound/soc/sof/imx/imx8m.c
index 6c3f7ffab262..0335175e8f24 100644
--- a/sound/soc/sof/imx/imx8m.c
+++ b/sound/soc/sof/imx/imx8m.c
@@ -246,6 +246,17 @@ static int imx8m_ipc_pcm_params(struct snd_sof_dev *sdev,
 }
 
 static struct snd_soc_dai_driver imx8m_dai[] = {
+{
+	.name = "sai1",
+	.playback = {
+		.channels_min = 1,
+		.channels_max = 32,
+	},
+	.capture = {
+		.channels_min = 1,
+		.channels_max = 32,
+	},
+},
 {
 	.name = "sai3",
 	.playback = {