diff --git a/sound/soc/tegra-alt/tegra210_adx_alt.c b/sound/soc/tegra-alt/tegra210_adx_alt.c
index 9ffe3071..1bf95af9 100644
--- a/sound/soc/tegra-alt/tegra210_adx_alt.c
+++ b/sound/soc/tegra-alt/tegra210_adx_alt.c
@@ -211,7 +211,7 @@ static int tegra210_adx_set_audio_cif(struct tegra210_adx *adx,
 	struct tegra210_xbar_cif_conf cif_conf;
 
 	channels = params_channels(params);
-	if (channels < 2)
+	if (channels < 1 || channels > 16)
 		return -EINVAL;
 
 	switch (params_format(params)) {
diff --git a/sound/soc/tegra-alt/tegra210_amx_alt.c b/sound/soc/tegra-alt/tegra210_amx_alt.c
index 8f9632ce..42e58b36 100644
--- a/sound/soc/tegra-alt/tegra210_amx_alt.c
+++ b/sound/soc/tegra-alt/tegra210_amx_alt.c
@@ -237,7 +237,7 @@ static int tegra210_amx_set_audio_cif(struct tegra210_amx *amx,
 	struct tegra210_xbar_cif_conf cif_conf;
 
 	channels = params_channels(params);
-	if (channels < 2)
+	if (channels < 1 || channels > 16)
 		return -EINVAL;
 
 	switch (params_format(params)) {