diff --git a/sound/soc/fsl/fsl_sai.c b/sound/soc/fsl/fsl_sai.c
index 262d3107892e..b8cdbf8660fe 100644
--- a/sound/soc/fsl/fsl_sai.c
+++ b/sound/soc/fsl/fsl_sai.c
@@ -377,8 +377,8 @@ static int fsl_sai_dai_probe(struct snd_soc_dai *cpu_dai)
 {
 	struct fsl_sai *sai = dev_get_drvdata(cpu_dai->dev);
 
-	cpu_dai->playback_dma_data = &sai->dma_params_tx;
-	cpu_dai->capture_dma_data = &sai->dma_params_rx;
+	snd_soc_dai_init_dma_data(cpu_dai, &sai->dma_params_tx,
+				&sai->dma_params_rx);
 
 	snd_soc_dai_set_drvdata(cpu_dai, sai);