diff --git a/sound/soc/sh/fsi.c b/sound/soc/sh/fsi.c
index 5328ae5539f1..c9927a22148e 100644
--- a/sound/soc/sh/fsi.c
+++ b/sound/soc/sh/fsi.c
@@ -1497,7 +1497,7 @@ static struct snd_pcm_hardware fsi_pcm_hardware = {
 	.rates			= FSI_RATES,
 	.rate_min		= 8000,
 	.rate_max		= 192000,
-	.channels_min		= 1,
+	.channels_min		= 2,
 	.channels_max		= 2,
 	.buffer_bytes_max	= 64 * 1024,
 	.period_bytes_min	= 32,
@@ -1585,14 +1585,14 @@ static struct snd_soc_dai_driver fsi_soc_dai[] = {
 		.playback = {
 			.rates		= FSI_RATES,
 			.formats	= FSI_FMTS,
-			.channels_min	= 1,
-			.channels_max	= 8,
+			.channels_min	= 2,
+			.channels_max	= 2,
 		},
 		.capture = {
 			.rates		= FSI_RATES,
 			.formats	= FSI_FMTS,
-			.channels_min	= 1,
-			.channels_max	= 8,
+			.channels_min	= 2,
+			.channels_max	= 2,
 		},
 		.ops = &fsi_dai_ops,
 	},
@@ -1601,14 +1601,14 @@ static struct snd_soc_dai_driver fsi_soc_dai[] = {
 		.playback = {
 			.rates		= FSI_RATES,
 			.formats	= FSI_FMTS,
-			.channels_min	= 1,
-			.channels_max	= 8,
+			.channels_min	= 2,
+			.channels_max	= 2,
 		},
 		.capture = {
 			.rates		= FSI_RATES,
 			.formats	= FSI_FMTS,
-			.channels_min	= 1,
-			.channels_max	= 8,
+			.channels_min	= 2,
+			.channels_max	= 2,
 		},
 		.ops = &fsi_dai_ops,
 	},