diff --git a/sound/soc/soc-generic-dmaengine-pcm.c b/sound/soc/soc-generic-dmaengine-pcm.c
index f6206ecaf26f..d750dc44981d 100644
--- a/sound/soc/soc-generic-dmaengine-pcm.c
+++ b/sound/soc/soc-generic-dmaengine-pcm.c
@@ -454,10 +454,6 @@ int snd_dmaengine_pcm_register(struct device *dev,
 	struct dmaengine_pcm *pcm;
 	int ret;
 
-	component = snd_soc_component_alloc(dev);
-	if (!component)
-		return -ENOMEM;
-
 	pcm = kzalloc_obj(*pcm);
 	if (!pcm)
 		return -ENOMEM;
@@ -467,10 +463,6 @@ int snd_dmaengine_pcm_register(struct device *dev,
 	pcm->config = config;
 	pcm->flags = flags;
 
-	if (config->name)
-		snd_soc_component_set_name(component, config->name);
-	snd_soc_component_set_priv(component, pcm);
-
 	ret = dmaengine_pcm_request_chan_of(pcm, dev, config);
 	if (ret)
 		goto err_free_dma;
@@ -480,7 +472,15 @@ int snd_dmaengine_pcm_register(struct device *dev,
 	else
 		driver = &dmaengine_pcm_component;
 
-	ret = snd_soc_register_component(component, driver, NULL, 0);
+	component = snd_soc_component_new(dev, config->name, driver);
+	if (IS_ERR(component)) {
+		ret = PTR_ERR(component);
+		goto err_free_dma;
+	}
+
+	snd_soc_component_set_priv(component, pcm);
+
+	ret = snd_soc_component_register(component, NULL, 0);
 	if (ret)
 		goto err_free_dma;