diff --git a/artiq/gateware/rtio/phy/sawg.py b/artiq/gateware/rtio/phy/sawg.py
index 9bbce3c04..093a235c4 100644
--- a/artiq/gateware/rtio/phy/sawg.py
+++ b/artiq/gateware/rtio/phy/sawg.py
@@ -15,7 +15,17 @@ class Channel(_ChannelPHY):
     def __init__(self, *args, **kwargs):
         _ChannelPHY.__init__(self, *args, **kwargs)
         self.phys = []
-        for i in self.i:
+        cfg = self.i[0]
+        rl = rtlink.Interface(rtlink.OInterface(
+            data_width=len(cfg.data), address_width=len(cfg.addr)))
+        self.comb += [
+            cfg.stb.eq(rl.o.stb),
+            rl.o.busy.eq(~cfg.ack),
+            cfg.data.eq(rl.o.data),
+            cfg.addr.eq(rl.o.address),
+        ]
+        self.phys.append(_Phy(rl, [], []))
+        for i in self.i[1:]:
             rl = rtlink.Interface(rtlink.OInterface(len(i.payload),
                                                     delay=-i.latency))
             self.comb += [
diff --git a/artiq/gateware/test/dsp/test_sawg_fe.py b/artiq/gateware/test/dsp/test_sawg_fe.py
index caac32a5c..0a55f12d7 100644
--- a/artiq/gateware/test/dsp/test_sawg_fe.py
+++ b/artiq/gateware/test/dsp/test_sawg_fe.py
@@ -89,6 +89,8 @@ class SAWGTest(unittest.TestCase):
                 if isinstance(data, list):
                     data = sum(int(d) << (i*32) for i, d in enumerate(data))
                 yield rt.data.eq(int(data))
+                if hasattr(rt, "address"):
+                    yield rt.address.eq(address)
                 yield rt.stb.eq(1)
                 assert not (yield rt.busy)
                 # print("{}: set ch {} to {}".format(time, channel, hex(data)))