diff --git a/arch/arm/boot/dts/imx28.dtsi b/arch/arm/boot/dts/imx28.dtsi
index 70927d560d66e88afb7524e61fd22feb5c05466e..905bdb5127a91d8d7d4637e7034163eca2e5fa0a 100644
--- a/arch/arm/boot/dts/imx28.dtsi
+++ b/arch/arm/boot/dts/imx28.dtsi
@@ -1071,6 +1071,7 @@
 			};
 
 			saif0: saif@80042000 {
+				#sound-dai-cells = <0>;
 				compatible = "fsl,imx28-saif";
 				reg = <0x80042000 0x2000>;
 				interrupts = <59>;
@@ -1087,6 +1088,7 @@
 			};
 
 			saif1: saif@80046000 {
+				#sound-dai-cells = <0>;
 				compatible = "fsl,imx28-saif";
 				reg = <0x80046000 0x2000>;
 				interrupts = <58>;