diff --git a/arch/arm64/boot/dts/freescale/imx8mn.dtsi b/arch/arm64/boot/dts/freescale/imx8mn.dtsi
index ed9ac6c5047c..9e0ddd6b7a32 100644
--- a/arch/arm64/boot/dts/freescale/imx8mn.dtsi
+++ b/arch/arm64/boot/dts/freescale/imx8mn.dtsi
@@ -296,6 +296,7 @@ spba2: spba-bus@30000000 {
 				sai2: sai@30020000 {
 					compatible = "fsl,imx8mn-sai", "fsl,imx8mq-sai";
 					reg = <0x30020000 0x10000>;
+					#sound-dai-cells = <0>;
 					interrupts = <GIC_SPI 96 IRQ_TYPE_LEVEL_HIGH>;
 					clocks = <&clk IMX8MN_CLK_SAI2_IPG>,
 						<&clk IMX8MN_CLK_DUMMY>,
@@ -310,6 +311,7 @@ sai2: sai@30020000 {
 				sai3: sai@30030000 {
 					compatible = "fsl,imx8mn-sai", "fsl,imx8mq-sai";
 					reg = <0x30030000 0x10000>;
+					#sound-dai-cells = <0>;
 					interrupts = <GIC_SPI 50 IRQ_TYPE_LEVEL_HIGH>;
 					clocks = <&clk IMX8MN_CLK_SAI3_IPG>,
 						 <&clk IMX8MN_CLK_DUMMY>,
@@ -324,6 +326,7 @@ sai3: sai@30030000 {
 				sai5: sai@30050000 {
 					compatible = "fsl,imx8mn-sai", "fsl,imx8mq-sai";
 					reg = <0x30050000 0x10000>;
+					#sound-dai-cells = <0>;
 					interrupts = <GIC_SPI 90 IRQ_TYPE_LEVEL_HIGH>;
 					clocks = <&clk IMX8MN_CLK_SAI5_IPG>,
 						 <&clk IMX8MN_CLK_DUMMY>,
@@ -340,6 +343,7 @@ sai5: sai@30050000 {
 				sai6: sai@30060000 {
 					compatible = "fsl,imx8mn-sai", "fsl,imx8mq-sai";
 					reg = <0x30060000  0x10000>;
+					#sound-dai-cells = <0>;
 					interrupts = <GIC_SPI 90 IRQ_TYPE_LEVEL_HIGH>;
 					clocks = <&clk IMX8MN_CLK_SAI6_IPG>,
 						 <&clk IMX8MN_CLK_DUMMY>,
@@ -397,6 +401,7 @@ spdif1: spdif@30090000 {
 				sai7: sai@300b0000 {
 					compatible = "fsl,imx8mn-sai", "fsl,imx8mq-sai";
 					reg = <0x300b0000 0x10000>;
+					#sound-dai-cells = <0>;
 					interrupts = <GIC_SPI 111 IRQ_TYPE_LEVEL_HIGH>;
 					clocks = <&clk IMX8MN_CLK_SAI7_IPG>,
 						 <&clk IMX8MN_CLK_DUMMY>,