diff --git a/include/linux/soundwire/sdw.h b/include/linux/soundwire/sdw.h
index 63e71645fd13..78f52cdeb2c9 100644
--- a/include/linux/soundwire/sdw.h
+++ b/include/linux/soundwire/sdw.h
@@ -828,6 +828,11 @@ struct sdw_master_ops {
  * @multi_link: Store bus property that indicates if multi links
  * are supported. This flag is populated by drivers after reading
  * appropriate firmware (ACPI/DT).
+ * @hw_sync_min_links: Number of links used by a stream above which
+ * hardware-based synchronization is required. This value is only
+ * meaningful if multi_link is set. If set to 1, hardware-based
+ * synchronization will be used even if a stream only uses a single
+ * SoundWire segment.
  */
 struct sdw_bus {
 	struct device *dev;
@@ -851,6 +856,7 @@ struct sdw_bus {
 	unsigned int clk_stop_timeout;
 	u32 bank_switch_timeout;
 	bool multi_link;
+	int hw_sync_min_links;
 };
 
 int sdw_bus_master_add(struct sdw_bus *bus, struct device *parent,