diff --git a/sound/soc/fsl/imx-cs42888.c b/sound/soc/fsl/imx-cs42888.c
index 43a1584a688f..fc5f10906920 100644
--- a/sound/soc/fsl/imx-cs42888.c
+++ b/sound/soc/fsl/imx-cs42888.c
@@ -277,6 +277,7 @@ static struct snd_soc_dai_link imx_cs42888_dai[] = {
 		.ignore_pmdown_time = 1,
 		.dpcm_playback = 1,
 		.dpcm_capture = 1,
+		.dpcm_merged_chan = 1,
 	},
 	{
 		.name = "HiFi-ASRC-BE",