diff --git a/drivers/staging/greybus/audio_codec.c b/drivers/staging/greybus/audio_codec.c
index a6f843784f2f..e2a0c16397cd 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/greybus/audio_codec.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/greybus/audio_codec.c
@@ -333,10 +333,11 @@ static int gbaudio_module_disable_rx(struct gbaudio_codec_info *codec,
 }
 
 int gbaudio_module_update(struct gbaudio_codec_info *codec,
-				 const char *w_name,
-				 struct gbaudio_module_info *module, int enable)
+			  struct snd_soc_dapm_widget *w,
+			  struct gbaudio_module_info *module, int enable)
 {
 	int stream, ret = 0;
+	const char *w_name = w->name;
 
 	dev_dbg(module->dev, "%s:Module update %s sequence\n", w_name,
 		enable ? "Enable":"Disable");
diff --git a/drivers/staging/greybus/audio_codec.h b/drivers/staging/greybus/audio_codec.h
index 1646b2ca0f0d..c5a8808108db 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/greybus/audio_codec.h
+++ b/drivers/staging/greybus/audio_codec.h
@@ -206,9 +206,9 @@ int gbaudio_tplg_parse_data(struct gbaudio_module_info *module,
 void gbaudio_tplg_release(struct gbaudio_module_info *module);
 
 int gbaudio_module_update(struct gbaudio_codec_info *codec,
-				 const char *w_name,
-				 struct gbaudio_module_info *module,
-				 int enable);
+			  struct snd_soc_dapm_widget *w,
+			  struct gbaudio_module_info *module,
+			  int enable);
 int gbaudio_register_module(struct gbaudio_module_info *module);
 void gbaudio_unregister_module(struct gbaudio_module_info *module);
 
diff --git a/drivers/staging/greybus/audio_topology.c b/drivers/staging/greybus/audio_topology.c
index 3c7c786d3b03..937529653cd3 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/greybus/audio_topology.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/greybus/audio_topology.c
@@ -960,14 +960,12 @@ static int gbaudio_widget_event(struct snd_soc_dapm_widget *w,
 	case SND_SOC_DAPM_PRE_PMU:
 		ret = gb_audio_gb_enable_widget(module->mgmt_connection, wid);
 		if (!ret)
-			ret = gbaudio_module_update(gbcodec, w->name, module,
-						    1);
+			ret = gbaudio_module_update(gbcodec, w, module, 1);
 		break;
 	case SND_SOC_DAPM_POST_PMD:
 		ret = gb_audio_gb_disable_widget(module->mgmt_connection, wid);
 		if (!ret)
-			ret = gbaudio_module_update(gbcodec, w->name, module,
-						    0);
+			ret = gbaudio_module_update(gbcodec, w, module, 0);
 		break;
 	}
 	if (ret)