diff --git a/sound/soc/soc-dapm.c b/sound/soc/soc-dapm.c
index f2f04ce693a1..c65cc374bb3f 100644
--- a/sound/soc/soc-dapm.c
+++ b/sound/soc/soc-dapm.c
@@ -2216,6 +2216,16 @@ static void dapm_debugfs_add_widget(struct snd_soc_dapm_widget *w)
 			    &dapm_widget_power_fops);
 }
 
+static void dapm_debugfs_free_widget(struct snd_soc_dapm_widget *w)
+{
+	struct snd_soc_dapm_context *dapm = w->dapm;
+
+	if (!dapm->debugfs_dapm || !w->name)
+		return;
+
+	debugfs_lookup_and_remove(w->name, dapm->debugfs_dapm);
+}
+
 static void dapm_debugfs_cleanup(struct snd_soc_dapm_context *dapm)
 {
 	debugfs_remove_recursive(dapm->debugfs_dapm);
@@ -2232,6 +2242,10 @@ static inline void dapm_debugfs_add_widget(struct snd_soc_dapm_widget *w)
 {
 }
 
+static inline void dapm_debugfs_free_widget(struct snd_soc_dapm_widget *w)
+{
+}
+
 static inline void dapm_debugfs_cleanup(struct snd_soc_dapm_context *dapm)
 {
 }
@@ -2495,6 +2509,8 @@ void snd_soc_dapm_free_widget(struct snd_soc_dapm_widget *w)
 			dapm_free_path(p);
 	}
 
+	dapm_debugfs_free_widget(w);
+
 	kfree(w->kcontrols);
 	kfree_const(w->name);
 	kfree_const(w->sname);