diff --git a/include/sound/soc.h b/include/sound/soc.h
index 586bfb99fedb..24db9101c87d 100644
--- a/include/sound/soc.h
+++ b/include/sound/soc.h
@@ -256,7 +256,7 @@ enum snd_soc_control_type {
 };
 
 enum snd_soc_compress_type {
-	SND_SOC_FLAT_COMPRESSION,
+	SND_SOC_FLAT_COMPRESSION = 1,
 	SND_SOC_LZO_COMPRESSION,
 	SND_SOC_RBTREE_COMPRESSION
 };