diff --git a/include/sound/hdaudio_ext.h b/include/sound/hdaudio_ext.h
index 3c30247..c188b80 100644
--- a/include/sound/hdaudio_ext.h
+++ b/include/sound/hdaudio_ext.h
@@ -9,7 +9,8 @@ int snd_hdac_ext_bus_init(struct hdac_bus *bus, struct device *dev,
 		      const struct hdac_io_ops *io_ops);
 
 void snd_hdac_ext_bus_exit(struct hdac_bus *bus);
-int snd_hdac_ext_bus_device_init(struct hdac_bus *bus, int addr);
+int snd_hdac_ext_bus_device_init(struct hdac_bus *bus, int addr,
+						struct hdac_device *hdev);
 void snd_hdac_ext_bus_device_exit(struct hdac_device *hdev);
 void snd_hdac_ext_bus_device_remove(struct hdac_bus *bus);
 
diff --git a/sound/hda/ext/hdac_ext_bus.c b/sound/hda/ext/hdac_ext_bus.c
index 52f0776..e4bcb76 100644
--- a/sound/hda/ext/hdac_ext_bus.c
+++ b/sound/hda/ext/hdac_ext_bus.c
@@ -135,16 +135,12 @@ static void default_release(struct device *dev)
  *
  * Returns zero for success or a negative error code.
  */
-int snd_hdac_ext_bus_device_init(struct hdac_bus *bus, int addr)
+int snd_hdac_ext_bus_device_init(struct hdac_bus *bus, int addr,
+					struct hdac_device *hdev)
 {
-	struct hdac_device *hdev = NULL;
 	char name[15];
 	int ret;
 
-	hdev = kzalloc(sizeof(*hdev), GFP_KERNEL);
-	if (!hdev)
-		return -ENOMEM;
-
 	hdev->bus = bus;
 
 	snprintf(name, sizeof(name), "ehdaudio%dD%d", bus->idx, addr);
@@ -175,7 +171,6 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(snd_hdac_ext_bus_device_init);
 void snd_hdac_ext_bus_device_exit(struct hdac_device *hdev)
 {
 	snd_hdac_device_exit(hdev);
-	kfree(hdev);
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(snd_hdac_ext_bus_device_exit);
 
diff --git a/sound/soc/intel/skylake/skl.c b/sound/soc/intel/skylake/skl.c
index b99c1d8..c2e9c19 100644
--- a/sound/soc/intel/skylake/skl.c
+++ b/sound/soc/intel/skylake/skl.c
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@
 #include "skl.h"
 #include "skl-sst-dsp.h"
 #include "skl-sst-ipc.h"
+#include "../../../pci/hda/hda_codec.h"
 
 static struct skl_machine_pdata skl_dmic_data;
 
@@ -617,6 +618,8 @@ static int probe_codec(struct hdac_bus *bus, int addr)
 	unsigned int cmd = (addr << 28) | (AC_NODE_ROOT << 20) |
 		(AC_VERB_PARAMETERS << 8) | AC_PAR_VENDOR_ID;
 	unsigned int res = -1;
+	struct skl *skl = bus_to_skl(bus);
+	struct hdac_device *hdev;
 
 	mutex_lock(&bus->cmd_mutex);
 	snd_hdac_bus_send_cmd(bus, cmd);
@@ -626,7 +629,19 @@ static int probe_codec(struct hdac_bus *bus, int addr)
 		return -EIO;
 	dev_dbg(bus->dev, "codec #%d probed OK\n", addr);
 
-	return snd_hdac_ext_bus_device_init(bus, addr);
+	/*
+	 * FIXME:
+	 * The legacy HDA controller driver allocates data structure
+	 * for hda_codec. Ideally it should allocate only hdac_device
+	 * so that it has no dependency on the data structure of the
+	 * codec driver. If legacy controller driver can be changed this
+	 * code change can be avoided.
+	 */
+	hdev = devm_kzalloc(&skl->pci->dev, sizeof(*hdev), GFP_KERNEL);
+	if (!hdev)
+		return -ENOMEM;
+
+	return snd_hdac_ext_bus_device_init(bus, addr, hdev);
 }
 
 /* Codec initialization */
@@ -751,6 +766,7 @@ static int skl_create(struct pci_dev *pci,
 {
 	struct skl *skl;
 	struct hdac_bus *bus;
+	struct hda_bus *hbus;
 
 	int err;
 
@@ -766,6 +782,7 @@ static int skl_create(struct pci_dev *pci,
 		return -ENOMEM;
 	}
 
+	hbus = skl_to_hbus(skl);
 	bus = skl_to_bus(skl);
 	snd_hdac_ext_bus_init(bus, &pci->dev, &bus_core_ops, io_ops);
 	bus->use_posbuf = 1;
@@ -773,6 +790,14 @@ static int skl_create(struct pci_dev *pci,
 	INIT_WORK(&skl->probe_work, skl_probe_work);
 	bus->bdl_pos_adj = 0;
 
+	/*
+	 * TODO: other parameters can be taken the way it is taken by
+	 * legacy HDA driver
+	 */
+	mutex_init(&hbus->prepare_mutex);
+	hbus->pci = pci;
+	hbus->mixer_assigned = -1;
+
 	*rskl = skl;
 
 	return 0;
diff --git a/sound/soc/intel/skylake/skl.h b/sound/soc/intel/skylake/skl.h
index f3a48a4..777508f 100644
--- a/sound/soc/intel/skylake/skl.h
+++ b/sound/soc/intel/skylake/skl.h
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@
 #include <sound/soc.h>
 #include "skl-nhlt.h"
 #include "skl-ssp-clk.h"
+#include "../../../pci/hda/hda_codec.h"
 
 #define SKL_SUSPEND_DELAY 2000
 
@@ -63,7 +64,7 @@ struct skl_fw_config {
 };
 
 struct skl {
-	struct hdac_bus hbus;
+	struct hda_bus hbus;
 	struct pci_dev *pci;
 
 	unsigned int init_done:1; /* delayed init status */
@@ -96,8 +97,11 @@ struct skl {
 	struct skl_fw_config cfg;
 };
 
-#define skl_to_bus(s)  (&(s)->hbus)
-#define bus_to_skl(bus) container_of(bus, struct skl, hbus)
+#define skl_to_bus(s)  (&(s)->hbus.core)
+#define bus_to_skl(bus) container_of(bus, struct skl, hbus.core)
+
+#define skl_to_hbus(s) (&(s)->hbus)
+#define hbus_to_skl(hbus) container_of(hbus, struct skl, hbus)
 
 /* to pass dai dma data */
 struct skl_dma_params {
