diff --git a/arch/arm/boot/dts/bcm2708_common.dtsi b/arch/arm/boot/dts/bcm2708_common.dtsi
index c8e0870898756d..fa3f6b672a3d17 100644
--- a/arch/arm/boot/dts/bcm2708_common.dtsi
+++ b/arch/arm/boot/dts/bcm2708_common.dtsi
@@ -137,6 +137,7 @@
 
 		i2s: i2s@7e203000 {
 			compatible = "brcm,bcm2835-i2s";
+			#sound-dai-cells = <0>;
 			reg = <0x7e203000 0x24>,
 			      <0x7e101098 0x08>;