diff --git a/sound/soc/sof/imx/imx8.c b/sound/soc/sof/imx/imx8.c
index c7aab646cb8e..f1308824e2cd 100644
--- a/sound/soc/sof/imx/imx8.c
+++ b/sound/soc/sof/imx/imx8.c
@@ -374,7 +374,7 @@ static int imx8_ipc_pcm_params(struct snd_sof_dev *sdev,
 
 static struct snd_soc_dai_driver imx8_dai[] = {
 {
-	.name = "esai-port",
+	.name = "esai0",
 	.playback = {
 		.channels_min = 1,
 		.channels_max = 8,