diff --git a/include/sound/soc-dai.h b/include/sound/soc-dai.h
index b33abe93b905..fd7e203315e6 100644
--- a/include/sound/soc-dai.h
+++ b/include/sound/soc-dai.h
@@ -170,6 +170,8 @@ int snd_soc_dai_compress_new(struct snd_soc_dai *dai,
 			     struct snd_soc_pcm_runtime *rtd, int num);
 bool snd_soc_dai_stream_valid(struct snd_soc_dai *dai, int stream);
 
+int snd_soc_pcm_dai_new(struct snd_soc_pcm_runtime *rtd);
+
 struct snd_soc_dai_ops {
 	/*
 	 * DAI clocking configuration, all optional.
diff --git a/sound/soc/soc-core.c b/sound/soc/soc-core.c
index 6778eeffb48f..76167fa264af 100644
--- a/sound/soc/soc-core.c
+++ b/sound/soc/soc-core.c
@@ -1036,27 +1036,6 @@ int snd_soc_add_pcm_runtime(struct snd_soc_card *card,
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(snd_soc_add_pcm_runtime);
 
-static int soc_dai_pcm_new(struct snd_soc_pcm_runtime *rtd)
-{
-	struct snd_soc_dai *dai;
-	int i, ret = 0;
-
-	for_each_rtd_dais(rtd, i, dai) {
-		struct snd_soc_dai_driver *drv = dai->driver;
-
-		if (drv->pcm_new)
-			ret = drv->pcm_new(rtd, dai);
-		if (ret < 0) {
-			dev_err(dai->dev,
-				"ASoC: Failed to bind %s with pcm device\n",
-				dai->name);
-			return ret;
-		}
-	}
-
-	return 0;
-}
-
 static int soc_init_pcm_runtime(struct snd_soc_card *card,
 				struct snd_soc_pcm_runtime *rtd)
 {
@@ -1121,7 +1100,7 @@ static int soc_init_pcm_runtime(struct snd_soc_card *card,
 		return ret;
 	}
 
-	return soc_dai_pcm_new(rtd);
+	return snd_soc_pcm_dai_new(rtd);
 }
 
 static void soc_set_name_prefix(struct snd_soc_card *card,
diff --git a/sound/soc/soc-dai.c b/sound/soc/soc-dai.c
index 93e03c9ec164..1b45e6e114ad 100644
--- a/sound/soc/soc-dai.c
+++ b/sound/soc/soc-dai.c
@@ -445,3 +445,19 @@ bool snd_soc_dai_stream_valid(struct snd_soc_dai *dai, int dir)
 	/* If the codec specifies any channels at all, it supports the stream */
 	return stream->channels_min;
 }
+
+int snd_soc_pcm_dai_new(struct snd_soc_pcm_runtime *rtd)
+{
+	struct snd_soc_dai *dai;
+	int i, ret = 0;
+
+	for_each_rtd_dais(rtd, i, dai) {
+		if (dai->driver->pcm_new) {
+			ret = dai->driver->pcm_new(rtd, dai);
+			if (ret < 0)
+				return soc_dai_ret(dai, ret);
+		}
+	}
+
+	return 0;
+}