diff --git a/sound/soc/intel/Kconfig b/sound/soc/intel/Kconfig
index c8de0bb5bed9..3421957adedb 100644
--- a/sound/soc/intel/Kconfig
+++ b/sound/soc/intel/Kconfig
@@ -47,6 +47,15 @@ config SND_SOC_INTEL_SST_FIRMWARE
 	# Haswell/Broadwell/Baytrail legacy and will be set
 	# when these platforms are enabled
 
+config SND_SOC_INTEL_USE_CTL_COMPONENTS
+	bool "Use CTL components for I/O configuration"
+	help
+	  Some drivers might pass the I/O configuration through the
+	  soundcard's driver name in the control user space API.
+	  The new scheme is to put this information to the components
+	  field in the ALSA's card info structure. Say Y, if you
+	  have ALSA user space version 1.2.2+.
+
 config SND_SOC_INTEL_HASWELL
 	tristate "Haswell/Broadwell Platforms"
 	depends on SND_DMA_SGBUF
diff --git a/sound/soc/intel/boards/bytcht_es8316.c b/sound/soc/intel/boards/bytcht_es8316.c
index 46612331f5ea..a4d098ef0f57 100644
--- a/sound/soc/intel/boards/bytcht_es8316.c
+++ b/sound/soc/intel/boards/bytcht_es8316.c
@@ -360,7 +360,7 @@ static struct snd_soc_dai_link byt_cht_es8316_dais[] = {
 
 /* SoC card */
 static char codec_name[SND_ACPI_I2C_ID_LEN];
-static char long_name[50]; /* = "bytcht-es8316-*-spk-*-mic" */
+static char config_string[50]; /* = long name or components */
 
 static int byt_cht_es8316_suspend(struct snd_soc_card *card)
 {
@@ -572,11 +572,19 @@ static int snd_byt_cht_es8316_mc_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 		}
 	}
 
-	/* register the soc card */
-	snprintf(long_name, sizeof(long_name), "bytcht-es8316-%s-spk-%s-mic",
+#if IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_SND_SOC_INTEL_USE_CTL_COMPONENTS)
+	snprintf(config_string, sizeof(config_string), "cfg-spk:%s cfg-mic:%s",
+		 (quirk & BYT_CHT_ES8316_MONO_SPEAKER) ? "1" : "2",
+		 mic_name[BYT_CHT_ES8316_MAP(quirk)]);
+	byt_cht_es8316_card.components = config_string;
+#else
+	snprintf(config_string, sizeof(config_string), "bytcht-es8316-%s-spk-%s-mic",
 		 (quirk & BYT_CHT_ES8316_MONO_SPEAKER) ? "mono" : "stereo",
 		 mic_name[BYT_CHT_ES8316_MAP(quirk)]);
-	byt_cht_es8316_card.long_name = long_name;
+	byt_cht_es8316_card.long_name = config_string;
+#endif
+
+	/* register the soc card */
 	snd_soc_card_set_drvdata(&byt_cht_es8316_card, priv);
 
 	ret = devm_snd_soc_register_card(dev, &byt_cht_es8316_card);
diff --git a/sound/soc/intel/boards/bytcr_rt5640.c b/sound/soc/intel/boards/bytcr_rt5640.c
index 9c1aa4ec9cba..22be0c294e4c 100644
--- a/sound/soc/intel/boards/bytcr_rt5640.c
+++ b/sound/soc/intel/boards/bytcr_rt5640.c
@@ -1080,7 +1080,7 @@ static struct snd_soc_dai_link byt_rt5640_dais[] = {
 static char byt_rt5640_codec_name[SND_ACPI_I2C_ID_LEN];
 static char byt_rt5640_codec_aif_name[12]; /*  = "rt5640-aif[1|2]" */
 static char byt_rt5640_cpu_dai_name[10]; /*  = "ssp[0|2]-port" */
-static char byt_rt5640_long_name[40]; /* = "bytcr-rt5640-*-spk-*-mic" */
+static char byt_rt5640_config[40]; /* = long name or components */
 
 static int byt_rt5640_suspend(struct snd_soc_card *card)
 {
@@ -1303,12 +1303,20 @@ static int snd_byt_rt5640_mc_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 		}
 	}
 
-	snprintf(byt_rt5640_long_name, sizeof(byt_rt5640_long_name),
+#if IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_SND_SOC_INTEL_USE_CTL_COMPONENTS)
+	snprintf(byt_rt5640_config, sizeof(byt_rt5640_config),
+		 "cfg-spk:%s cfg-mic:%s",
+		 (byt_rt5640_quirk & BYT_RT5640_MONO_SPEAKER) ? "1" : "2",
+		 map_name[BYT_RT5640_MAP(byt_rt5640_quirk)]);
+	byt_rt5640_card.components = byt_rt5640_config;
+#else
+	snprintf(byt_rt5640_config, sizeof(byt_rt5640_config),
 		 "bytcr-rt5640-%s-spk-%s-mic",
 		 (byt_rt5640_quirk & BYT_RT5640_MONO_SPEAKER) ?
 			"mono" : "stereo",
 		 map_name[BYT_RT5640_MAP(byt_rt5640_quirk)]);
-	byt_rt5640_card.long_name = byt_rt5640_long_name;
+	byt_rt5640_card.long_name = byt_rt5640_config;
+#endif
 
 	/* override plaform name, if required */
 	platform_name = mach->mach_params.platform;
diff --git a/sound/soc/intel/boards/bytcr_rt5651.c b/sound/soc/intel/boards/bytcr_rt5651.c
index 4606f6f582d6..485f91b059fb 100644
--- a/sound/soc/intel/boards/bytcr_rt5651.c
+++ b/sound/soc/intel/boards/bytcr_rt5651.c
@@ -797,7 +797,7 @@ static struct snd_soc_dai_link byt_rt5651_dais[] = {
 static char byt_rt5651_codec_name[SND_ACPI_I2C_ID_LEN];
 static char byt_rt5651_codec_aif_name[12]; /*  = "rt5651-aif[1|2]" */
 static char byt_rt5651_cpu_dai_name[10]; /*  = "ssp[0|2]-port" */
-static char byt_rt5651_long_name[50]; /* = "bytcr-rt5651-*-spk-*-mic[-swapped-hp]" */
+static char byt_rt5651_config[50]; /* = long name or components */
 
 static int byt_rt5651_suspend(struct snd_soc_card *card)
 {
@@ -876,7 +876,6 @@ static int snd_byt_rt5651_mc_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	const char *platform_name;
 	struct acpi_device *adev;
 	struct device *codec_dev;
-	const char *hp_swapped;
 	bool is_bytcr = false;
 	int ret_val = 0;
 	int dai_index = 0;
@@ -1080,17 +1079,24 @@ static int snd_byt_rt5651_mc_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 		}
 	}
 
-	if (byt_rt5651_quirk & BYT_RT5651_HP_LR_SWAPPED)
-		hp_swapped = "-hp-swapped";
-	else
-		hp_swapped = "";
-
-	snprintf(byt_rt5651_long_name, sizeof(byt_rt5651_long_name),
+#if IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_SND_SOC_INTEL_USE_CTL_COMPONENTS)
+	snprintf(byt_rt5651_config, sizeof(byt_rt5651_config),
+		 "cfg-spk:%s cfg-mic:%s%s",
+		 (byt_rt5651_quirk & BYT_RT5651_MONO_SPEAKER) ? "1" : "2",
+		 mic_name[BYT_RT5651_MAP(byt_rt5651_quirk)],
+		 (byt_rt5651_quirk & BYT_RT5651_HP_LR_SWAPPED) ?
+			" cfg-hp:lrswap" : "");
+	byt_rt5651_card.components = byt_rt5651_config;
+#else
+	snprintf(byt_rt5651_config, sizeof(byt_rt5651_config),
 		 "bytcr-rt5651-%s-spk-%s-mic%s",
 		 (byt_rt5651_quirk & BYT_RT5651_MONO_SPEAKER) ?
 			"mono" : "stereo",
-		 mic_name[BYT_RT5651_MAP(byt_rt5651_quirk)], hp_swapped);
-	byt_rt5651_card.long_name = byt_rt5651_long_name;
+		 mic_name[BYT_RT5651_MAP(byt_rt5651_quirk)],
+		 (byt_rt5651_quirk & BYT_RT5651_HP_LR_SWAPPED) ?
+			"-hp-swapped" : "");
+	byt_rt5651_card.long_name = byt_rt5651_config;
+#endif
 
 	/* override plaform name, if required */
 	platform_name = mach->mach_params.platform;
