diff --git a/adi/ad9081_mc.py b/adi/ad9081_mc.py
index bb893b21f..3cd887f4b 100644
--- a/adi/ad9081_mc.py
+++ b/adi/ad9081_mc.py
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
 
 
 def _map_to_dict(paths, ch, dev_name):
-    if "label" in ch.attrs and "buffer_only" in ch.attrs["label"].value:
+    if "->" not in ch.attrs["label"].value:
         return paths, False
     fddc, cddc, adc = ch.attrs["label"].value.split("->")
     if dev_name not in paths.keys():
diff --git a/adi/ad9084_mc.py b/adi/ad9084_mc.py
index a2948cc1e..3aad0eacb 100644
--- a/adi/ad9084_mc.py
+++ b/adi/ad9084_mc.py
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
 
 
 def _map_to_dict(paths, ch, dev_name):
-    if "label" in ch.attrs and "buffer_only" in ch.attrs["label"].value:
+    if "->" not in ch.attrs["label"].value:
         return paths, False
     side, fddc, cddc, adc = ch.attrs["label"].value.replace(":", "->").split("->")
     if dev_name not in paths.keys():