diff --git a/arch/arm/boot/dts/qcom/msm8996-mtp.dtsi b/arch/arm/boot/dts/qcom/msm8996-mtp.dtsi
index 96279288d336..55fbca7dc9a1 100644
--- a/arch/arm/boot/dts/qcom/msm8996-mtp.dtsi
+++ b/arch/arm/boot/dts/qcom/msm8996-mtp.dtsi
@@ -719,6 +719,7 @@
 			"SpkrLeft IN", "SPK1 OUT",
 			"SpkrRight IN", "SPK2 OUT";
 
+		qcom,hdmi-audio-rx;
 		asoc-codec = <&stub_codec>, <&hdmi_audio>;
 		asoc-codec-names = "msm-stub-codec.1", "msm-hdmi-audio-codec-rx";
 		qcom,hph-en1-gpio = <&pmi8994_gpios 10 0>;