diff --git a/sound/soc/fsl/fsl_sai.c b/sound/soc/fsl/fsl_sai.c
index df7c0bf372451..6d88af5b287fe 100644
--- a/sound/soc/fsl/fsl_sai.c
+++ b/sound/soc/fsl/fsl_sai.c
@@ -1541,7 +1541,7 @@ static const struct fsl_sai_soc_data fsl_sai_imx8qm_data = {
 	.use_imx_pcm = true,
 	.use_edma = true,
 	.fifo_depth = 64,
-	.pins = 1,
+	.pins = 4,
 	.reg_offset = 0,
 	.mclk0_is_mclk1 = false,
 	.flags = 0,