diff --git a/include/audio/dmic.h b/include/audio/dmic.h
index 6da08d680d8..d80ae43405d 100644
--- a/include/audio/dmic.h
+++ b/include/audio/dmic.h
@@ -215,7 +215,7 @@ static inline void dmic_parse_channel_map(uint32_t channel_map_lo,
 	channel_map >>= ((channel & BIT_MASK(3)) * 4U);
 
 	*pdm = (channel >> 1) & BIT_MASK(3);
-	*lr = channel & BIT(0);
+	*lr = (enum pdm_lr) (channel & BIT(0));
 }
 
 /**