diff --git a/drivers/staging/comedi/drivers/cb_pcidas.c b/drivers/staging/comedi/drivers/cb_pcidas.c
index 02ae00c953130..1893c70de0b93 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/comedi/drivers/cb_pcidas.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/comedi/drivers/cb_pcidas.c
@@ -1342,6 +1342,7 @@ static int cb_pcidas_auto_attach(struct comedi_device *dev,
 		if (dev->irq && board->has_ao_fifo) {
 			dev->write_subdev = s;
 			s->subdev_flags	|= SDF_CMD_WRITE;
+			s->len_chanlist	= s->n_chan;
 			s->do_cmdtest	= cb_pcidas_ao_cmdtest;
 			s->do_cmd	= cb_pcidas_ao_cmd;
 			s->cancel	= cb_pcidas_ao_cancel;