diff --git a/include/sound/soc-component.h b/include/sound/soc-component.h
index 8917b15eccae..089ea9441fd1 100644
--- a/include/sound/soc-component.h
+++ b/include/sound/soc-component.h
@@ -325,9 +325,6 @@ static inline int snd_soc_component_cache_sync(
 	return regcache_sync(component->regmap);
 }
 
-int snd_soc_component_initialize(struct snd_soc_component *component,
-				 const struct snd_soc_component_driver *driver,
-				 struct device *dev, const char *name);
 void snd_soc_component_set_aux(struct snd_soc_component *component,
 			       struct snd_soc_aux_dev *aux);
 int snd_soc_component_init(struct snd_soc_component *component);
diff --git a/include/sound/soc.h b/include/sound/soc.h
index acbb5efb28ef..5e3919ffb00c 100644
--- a/include/sound/soc.h
+++ b/include/sound/soc.h
@@ -414,11 +414,12 @@ static inline int snd_soc_resume(struct device *dev)
 }
 #endif
 int snd_soc_poweroff(struct device *dev);
-int snd_soc_add_component(struct device *dev,
-		struct snd_soc_component *component,
-		const struct snd_soc_component_driver *component_driver,
-		struct snd_soc_dai_driver *dai_drv,
-		int num_dai);
+int snd_soc_component_initialize(struct snd_soc_component *component,
+				 const struct snd_soc_component_driver *driver,
+				 struct device *dev);
+int snd_soc_add_component(struct snd_soc_component *component,
+			  struct snd_soc_dai_driver *dai_drv,
+			  int num_dai);
 int snd_soc_register_component(struct device *dev,
 			 const struct snd_soc_component_driver *component_driver,
 			 struct snd_soc_dai_driver *dai_drv, int num_dai);
diff --git a/sound/soc/soc-component.c b/sound/soc/soc-component.c
index dcc89fa8913a..f0b4f4bc44a4 100644
--- a/sound/soc/soc-component.c
+++ b/sound/soc/soc-component.c
@@ -33,22 +33,6 @@ static inline int _soc_component_ret(struct snd_soc_component *component,
 	return ret;
 }
 
-int snd_soc_component_initialize(struct snd_soc_component *component,
-				 const struct snd_soc_component_driver *driver,
-				 struct device *dev, const char *name)
-{
-	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&component->dai_list);
-	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&component->dobj_list);
-	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&component->card_list);
-	mutex_init(&component->io_mutex);
-
-	component->name		= name;
-	component->dev		= dev;
-	component->driver	= driver;
-
-	return 0;
-}
-
 void snd_soc_component_set_aux(struct snd_soc_component *component,
 			       struct snd_soc_aux_dev *aux)
 {
diff --git a/sound/soc/soc-core.c b/sound/soc/soc-core.c
index defd96b14c28..fe23e936e2d1 100644
--- a/sound/soc/soc-core.c
+++ b/sound/soc/soc-core.c
@@ -2438,29 +2438,38 @@ static void snd_soc_del_component_unlocked(struct snd_soc_component *component)
 	list_del(&component->list);
 }
 
-int snd_soc_add_component(struct device *dev,
-			struct snd_soc_component *component,
-			const struct snd_soc_component_driver *component_driver,
-			struct snd_soc_dai_driver *dai_drv,
-			int num_dai)
+int snd_soc_component_initialize(struct snd_soc_component *component,
+				 const struct snd_soc_component_driver *driver,
+				 struct device *dev)
 {
-	const char *name = fmt_single_name(dev, &component->id);
-	int ret;
-	int i;
+	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&component->dai_list);
+	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&component->dobj_list);
+	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&component->card_list);
+	mutex_init(&component->io_mutex);
 
-	if (!name) {
+	component->name = fmt_single_name(dev, &component->id);
+	if (!component->name) {
 		dev_err(dev, "ASoC: Failed to allocate name\n");
 		return -ENOMEM;
 	}
 
+	component->dev		= dev;
+	component->driver	= driver;
+
+	return 0;
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(snd_soc_component_initialize);
+
+int snd_soc_add_component(struct snd_soc_component *component,
+			  struct snd_soc_dai_driver *dai_drv,
+			  int num_dai)
+{
+	int ret;
+	int i;
+
 	mutex_lock(&client_mutex);
 
-	ret = snd_soc_component_initialize(component, component_driver,
-					   dev, name);
-	if (ret)
-		goto err_free;
-
-	if (component_driver->endianness) {
+	if (component->driver->endianness) {
 		for (i = 0; i < num_dai; i++) {
 			convert_endianness_formats(&dai_drv[i].playback);
 			convert_endianness_formats(&dai_drv[i].capture);
@@ -2469,7 +2478,8 @@ int snd_soc_add_component(struct device *dev,
 
 	ret = snd_soc_register_dais(component, dai_drv, num_dai);
 	if (ret < 0) {
-		dev_err(dev, "ASoC: Failed to register DAIs: %d\n", ret);
+		dev_err(component->dev, "ASoC: Failed to register DAIs: %d\n",
+			ret);
 		goto err_cleanup;
 	}
 
@@ -2487,7 +2497,7 @@ int snd_soc_add_component(struct device *dev,
 err_cleanup:
 	if (ret < 0)
 		snd_soc_del_component_unlocked(component);
-err_free:
+
 	mutex_unlock(&client_mutex);
 
 	if (ret == 0)
@@ -2503,13 +2513,17 @@ int snd_soc_register_component(struct device *dev,
 			int num_dai)
 {
 	struct snd_soc_component *component;
+	int ret;
 
 	component = devm_kzalloc(dev, sizeof(*component), GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (!component)
 		return -ENOMEM;
 
-	return snd_soc_add_component(dev, component, component_driver,
-				     dai_drv, num_dai);
+	ret = snd_soc_component_initialize(component, component_driver, dev);
+	if (ret < 0)
+		return ret;
+
+	return snd_soc_add_component(component, dai_drv, num_dai);
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(snd_soc_register_component);
 
diff --git a/sound/soc/soc-generic-dmaengine-pcm.c b/sound/soc/soc-generic-dmaengine-pcm.c
index d17b4bf1dbe3..fb95c1464e66 100644
--- a/sound/soc/soc-generic-dmaengine-pcm.c
+++ b/sound/soc/soc-generic-dmaengine-pcm.c
@@ -424,6 +424,7 @@ static void dmaengine_pcm_release_chan(struct dmaengine_pcm *pcm)
 int snd_dmaengine_pcm_register(struct device *dev,
 	const struct snd_dmaengine_pcm_config *config, unsigned int flags)
 {
+	const struct snd_soc_component_driver *driver;
 	struct dmaengine_pcm *pcm;
 	int ret;
 
@@ -442,12 +443,15 @@ int snd_dmaengine_pcm_register(struct device *dev,
 		goto err_free_dma;
 
 	if (config && config->process)
-		ret = snd_soc_add_component(dev, &pcm->component,
-					    &dmaengine_pcm_component_process,
-					    NULL, 0);
+		driver = &dmaengine_pcm_component_process;
 	else
-		ret = snd_soc_add_component(dev, &pcm->component,
-					    &dmaengine_pcm_component, NULL, 0);
+		driver = &dmaengine_pcm_component;
+
+	ret = snd_soc_component_initialize(&pcm->component, driver, dev);
+	if (ret)
+		goto err_free_dma;
+
+	ret = snd_soc_add_component(&pcm->component, NULL, 0);
 	if (ret)
 		goto err_free_dma;
 
diff --git a/sound/soc/stm/stm32_adfsdm.c b/sound/soc/stm/stm32_adfsdm.c
index c1433c20b08b..ec27c13af04f 100644
--- a/sound/soc/stm/stm32_adfsdm.c
+++ b/sound/soc/stm/stm32_adfsdm.c
@@ -344,12 +344,17 @@ static int stm32_adfsdm_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	component = devm_kzalloc(&pdev->dev, sizeof(*component), GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (!component)
 		return -ENOMEM;
+
+	ret = snd_soc_component_initialize(component,
+					   &stm32_adfsdm_soc_platform,
+					   &pdev->dev);
+	if (ret < 0)
+		return ret;
 #ifdef CONFIG_DEBUG_FS
 	component->debugfs_prefix = "pcm";
 #endif
 
-	ret = snd_soc_add_component(&pdev->dev, component,
-				    &stm32_adfsdm_soc_platform, NULL, 0);
+	ret = snd_soc_add_component(component, NULL, 0);
 	if (ret < 0)
 		dev_err(&pdev->dev, "%s: Failed to register PCM platform\n",
 			__func__);