diff --git a/sound/soc/mxs/mxs-saif.c b/sound/soc/mxs/mxs-saif.c
index 467b0f2ce0bb..ac761d3a01c0 100644
--- a/sound/soc/mxs/mxs-saif.c
+++ b/sound/soc/mxs/mxs-saif.c
@@ -663,7 +663,8 @@ static struct snd_soc_dai_driver mxs_saif_dai = {
 };
 
 static const struct snd_soc_component_driver mxs_saif_component = {
-	.name		= "mxs-saif",
+	.name			= "mxs-saif",
+	.legacy_dai_naming	= 1,
 };
 
 static irqreturn_t mxs_saif_irq(int irq, void *dev_id)