diff --git a/sound/soc/soc-pcm.c b/sound/soc/soc-pcm.c
index d21247546f7f..57088bd69e5d 100644
--- a/sound/soc/soc-pcm.c
+++ b/sound/soc/soc-pcm.c
@@ -43,8 +43,8 @@ static bool snd_soc_dai_stream_valid(struct snd_soc_dai *dai, int stream)
 	else
 		codec_stream = &dai->driver->capture;
 
-	/* If the codec specifies any rate at all, it supports the stream. */
-	return codec_stream->rates;
+	/* If the codec specifies any channels at all, it supports the stream */
+	return codec_stream->channels_min;
 }
 
 /**