diff --git a/include/sound/soc-dai.h b/include/sound/soc-dai.h
index fc23221766b6..be4781b61989 100644
--- a/include/sound/soc-dai.h
+++ b/include/sound/soc-dai.h
@@ -566,6 +566,8 @@ struct list_head *snd_soc_dai_to_list(struct snd_soc_dai *dai);
 unsigned int snd_soc_dai_get_symmetric_rate(struct snd_soc_dai *dai);
 unsigned int snd_soc_dai_get_symmetric_channels(struct snd_soc_dai *dai);
 unsigned int snd_soc_dai_get_symmetric_sample_bits(struct snd_soc_dai *dai);
+void snd_soc_dai_set_priv(struct snd_soc_dai *dai, void *priv);
+void *snd_soc_dai_to_priv(struct snd_soc_dai *dai);
 
 /* REMOVE ME */
 #define snd_soc_dai_get_pcm_stream			snd_soc_dai_pcm_stream_get
diff --git a/sound/soc/sdca/sdca_asoc.c b/sound/soc/sdca/sdca_asoc.c
index ce2e7c270765..ccc579f878ff 100644
--- a/sound/soc/sdca/sdca_asoc.c
+++ b/sound/soc/sdca/sdca_asoc.c
@@ -1507,7 +1507,7 @@ int sdca_asoc_set_constraints(struct device *dev, struct regmap *regmap,
 		return ret;
 	}
 
-	dai->priv = constraint;
+	snd_soc_dai_set_priv(dai, constraint);
 
 	return 0;
 }
@@ -1523,7 +1523,7 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL_NS(sdca_asoc_set_constraints, "SND_SOC_SDCA");
 void sdca_asoc_free_constraints(struct snd_pcm_substream *substream,
 				struct snd_soc_dai *dai)
 {
-	struct snd_pcm_hw_constraint_list *constraint = dai->priv;
+	struct snd_pcm_hw_constraint_list *constraint = snd_soc_dai_to_priv(dai);
 
 	kfree(constraint);
 }
diff --git a/sound/soc/soc-dai.c b/sound/soc/soc-dai.c
index 9787d7913c30..7412294eaea4 100644
--- a/sound/soc/soc-dai.c
+++ b/sound/soc/soc-dai.c
@@ -32,6 +32,18 @@ struct snd_soc_dai_driver *snd_soc_dai_to_driver(const struct snd_soc_dai *dai)
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(snd_soc_dai_to_driver);
 
+void snd_soc_dai_set_priv(struct snd_soc_dai *dai, void *priv)
+{
+	dai->priv = priv;
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(snd_soc_dai_set_priv);
+
+void *snd_soc_dai_to_priv(struct snd_soc_dai *dai)
+{
+	return dai->priv;
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(snd_soc_dai_to_priv);
+
 struct snd_soc_dai *snd_soc_dai_from_list(struct list_head *list)
 {
 	return list_entry(list, struct snd_soc_dai, list);