diff --git a/include/sound/dmaengine_pcm.h b/include/sound/dmaengine_pcm.h
index 4ef986cab182..eb73a3a39ec2 100644
--- a/include/sound/dmaengine_pcm.h
+++ b/include/sound/dmaengine_pcm.h
@@ -114,6 +114,10 @@ void snd_dmaengine_pcm_set_config_from_dai_data(
  * @compat_filter_fn: Will be used as the filter function when requesting a
  *  channel for platforms which do not use devicetree. The filter parameter
  *  will be the DAI's DMA data.
+ * @dma_dev: If set, request DMA channel on this device rather than the DAI
+ *  device.
+ * @chan_names: If set, these custom DMA channel names will be requested at
+ *  registration time.
  * @pcm_hardware: snd_pcm_hardware struct to be used for the PCM.
  * @prealloc_buffer_size: Size of the preallocated audio buffer.
  *
@@ -130,6 +134,8 @@ struct snd_dmaengine_pcm_config {
 			struct snd_soc_pcm_runtime *rtd,
 			struct snd_pcm_substream *substream);
 	dma_filter_fn compat_filter_fn;
+	struct device *dma_dev;
+	const char *chan_names[SNDRV_PCM_STREAM_LAST + 1];
 
 	const struct snd_pcm_hardware *pcm_hardware;
 	unsigned int prealloc_buffer_size;
diff --git a/sound/soc/soc-generic-dmaengine-pcm.c b/sound/soc/soc-generic-dmaengine-pcm.c
index 1cb3494cf278..5b70c556fba3 100644
--- a/sound/soc/soc-generic-dmaengine-pcm.c
+++ b/sound/soc/soc-generic-dmaengine-pcm.c
@@ -288,7 +288,7 @@ static const char * const dmaengine_pcm_dma_channel_names[] = {
 };
 
 static void dmaengine_pcm_request_chan_of(struct dmaengine_pcm *pcm,
-	struct device *dev)
+	struct device *dev, const struct snd_dmaengine_pcm_config *config)
 {
 	unsigned int i;
 	const char *name;
@@ -298,12 +298,26 @@ static void dmaengine_pcm_request_chan_of(struct dmaengine_pcm *pcm,
 	    !dev->of_node)
 		return;
 
+	if (config->dma_dev) {
+		/*
+		 * If this warning is seen, it probably means that your Linux
+		 * device structure does not match your HW device structure.
+		 * It would be best to refactor the Linux device structure to
+		 * correctly match the HW structure.
+		 */
+		dev_warn(dev, "DMA channels sourced from device %s",
+			 dev_name(config->dma_dev));
+		dev = config->dma_dev;
+	}
+
 	for (i = SNDRV_PCM_STREAM_PLAYBACK; i <= SNDRV_PCM_STREAM_CAPTURE;
 	     i++) {
 		if (pcm->flags & SND_DMAENGINE_PCM_FLAG_HALF_DUPLEX)
 			name = "rx-tx";
 		else
 			name = dmaengine_pcm_dma_channel_names[i];
+		if (config->chan_names[i])
+			name = config->chan_names[i];
 		pcm->chan[i] = dma_request_slave_channel(dev, name);
 		if (pcm->flags & SND_DMAENGINE_PCM_FLAG_HALF_DUPLEX)
 			break;
@@ -346,7 +360,7 @@ int snd_dmaengine_pcm_register(struct device *dev,
 	pcm->config = config;
 	pcm->flags = flags;
 
-	dmaengine_pcm_request_chan_of(pcm, dev);
+	dmaengine_pcm_request_chan_of(pcm, dev, config);
 
 	if (flags & SND_DMAENGINE_PCM_FLAG_NO_RESIDUE)
 		ret = snd_soc_add_platform(dev, &pcm->platform,