diff --git a/sound/soc/sof/imx/imx8m.c b/sound/soc/sof/imx/imx8m.c
index 067d2424c682..3b9c560cd40f 100644
--- a/sound/soc/sof/imx/imx8m.c
+++ b/sound/soc/sof/imx/imx8m.c
@@ -239,7 +239,7 @@ static int imx8m_ipc_pcm_params(struct snd_sof_dev *sdev,
 
 static struct snd_soc_dai_driver imx8m_dai[] = {
 {
-	.name = "sai-port",
+	.name = "sai3",
 	.playback = {
 		.channels_min = 1,
 		.channels_max = 32,