diff --git a/src/ipc/ipc3/dai.c b/src/ipc/ipc3/dai.c
index 697b00c960ca..8586dc779cff 100644
--- a/src/ipc/ipc3/dai.c
+++ b/src/ipc/ipc3/dai.c
@@ -63,7 +63,12 @@ int dai_config_dma_channel(struct dai_data *dd, struct comp_dev *dev, const void
 	case SOF_DAI_IMX_ESAI:
 		handshake = dai_get_handshake(dd->dai, dai->direction,
 					      dd->stream_id);
+/* TODO: remove this when transition to native drivers is complete on all NXP platforms */
+#ifndef CONFIG_ZEPHYR_NATIVE_DRIVERS
 		channel = EDMA_HS_GET_CHAN(handshake);
+#else
+		channel = handshake & GENMASK(7, 0);
+#endif /* CONFIG_ZEPHYR_NATIVE_DRIVERS */
 		break;
 	case SOF_DAI_IMX_MICFIL:
 		channel = dai_get_handshake(dd->dai, dai->direction,