diff --git a/sound/soc/sof/nocodec.c b/sound/soc/sof/nocodec.c
index ce053ba8f2e8..d03b5be31255 100644
--- a/sound/soc/sof/nocodec.c
+++ b/sound/soc/sof/nocodec.c
@@ -52,8 +52,10 @@ static int sof_nocodec_bes_setup(struct device *dev,
 		links[i].platforms->name = dev_name(dev);
 		links[i].codecs->dai_name = "snd-soc-dummy-dai";
 		links[i].codecs->name = "snd-soc-dummy";
-		links[i].dpcm_playback = 1;
-		links[i].dpcm_capture = 1;
+		if (ops->drv[i].playback.channels_min)
+			links[i].dpcm_playback = 1;
+		if (ops->drv[i].capture.channels_min)
+			links[i].dpcm_capture = 1;
 	}
 
 	card->dai_link = links;