diff --git a/sound/soc/codecs/wm8974.c b/sound/soc/codecs/wm8974.c
index c5d47bcd14a0..207fe3f713ed 100644
--- a/sound/soc/codecs/wm8974.c
+++ b/sound/soc/codecs/wm8974.c
@@ -582,13 +582,13 @@ struct snd_soc_dai wm8974_dai = {
 	.playback = {
 		.stream_name = "Playback",
 		.channels_min = 1,
-		.channels_max = 1,
+		.channels_max = 2,   /* Only 1 channel of data */
 		.rates = WM8974_RATES,
 		.formats = WM8974_FORMATS,},
 	.capture = {
 		.stream_name = "Capture",
 		.channels_min = 1,
-		.channels_max = 1,
+		.channels_max = 2,   /* Only 1 channel of data */
 		.rates = WM8974_RATES,
 		.formats = WM8974_FORMATS,},
 	.ops = &wm8974_ops,