diff --git a/src/topology/pcm.c b/src/topology/pcm.c
index 49c5eaba..5a54e153 100644
--- a/src/topology/pcm.c
+++ b/src/topology/pcm.c
@@ -781,7 +781,9 @@ int tplg_save_fe_dai(snd_tplg_t *tplg ATTRIBUTE_UNUSED,
 	struct snd_soc_tplg_pcm *pcm = elem->pcm;
 	int err = 0;
 
-	if (pcm->dai_id > 0)
+	if (strlen(pcm->dai_name))
+		err = tplg_save_printf(dst, pfx, "dai.'%s'.id %u\n", pcm->dai_name, pcm->dai_id);
+	else if (pcm->dai_id > 0)
 		err = tplg_save_printf(dst, pfx, "dai.0.id %u\n", pcm->dai_id);
 	return err;
 }