diff --git a/sound/soc/atmel/atmel-pdmic.c b/sound/soc/atmel/atmel-pdmic.c
index 5245826cd99d..c2b639928c69 100644
--- a/sound/soc/atmel/atmel-pdmic.c
+++ b/sound/soc/atmel/atmel-pdmic.c
@@ -147,32 +147,26 @@ static int atmel_pdmic_cpu_dai_prepare(struct snd_pcm_substream *substream,
 {
 	struct snd_soc_pcm_runtime *rtd = substream->private_data;
 	struct atmel_pdmic *dd = snd_soc_card_get_drvdata(rtd->card);
+	struct snd_soc_component *component = cpu_dai->component;
 	u32 val;
+	int ret;
 
 	/* Clean the PDMIC Converted Data Register */
-	return regmap_read(dd->regmap, PDMIC_CDR, &val);
-}
-
-static const struct snd_soc_dai_ops atmel_pdmic_cpu_dai_ops = {
-	.startup	= atmel_pdmic_cpu_dai_startup,
-	.shutdown	= atmel_pdmic_cpu_dai_shutdown,
-	.prepare	= atmel_pdmic_cpu_dai_prepare,
-};
+	ret = regmap_read(dd->regmap, PDMIC_CDR, &val);
+	if (ret < 0)
+		return 0;
 
-#define ATMEL_PDMIC_FORMATS (SNDRV_PCM_FMTBIT_S16_LE | SNDRV_PCM_FMTBIT_S32_LE)
+	ret = snd_soc_component_update_bits(component, PDMIC_CR,
+					    PDMIC_CR_ENPDM_MASK,
+					    PDMIC_CR_ENPDM_DIS <<
+					    PDMIC_CR_ENPDM_SHIFT);
+	if (ret < 0)
+		return ret;
 
-static struct snd_soc_dai_driver atmel_pdmic_cpu_dai = {
-	.capture = {
-		.channels_min	= 1,
-		.channels_max	= 1,
-		.rates		= SNDRV_PCM_RATE_KNOT,
-		.formats	= ATMEL_PDMIC_FORMATS,},
-	.ops = &atmel_pdmic_cpu_dai_ops,
-};
+	return 0;
+}
 
-static const struct snd_soc_component_driver atmel_pdmic_cpu_dai_component = {
-	.name = "atmel-pdmic",
-};
+#define ATMEL_PDMIC_FORMATS (SNDRV_PCM_FMTBIT_S16_LE | SNDRV_PCM_FMTBIT_S32_LE)
 
 /* platform */
 #define ATMEL_PDMIC_MAX_BUF_SIZE  (64 * 1024)
@@ -355,27 +349,16 @@ static int atmel_pdmic_component_probe(struct snd_soc_component *component)
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static struct snd_soc_component_driver soc_component_dev_pdmic = {
-	.probe			= atmel_pdmic_component_probe,
-	.controls		= atmel_pdmic_snd_controls,
-	.num_controls		= ARRAY_SIZE(atmel_pdmic_snd_controls),
-	.idle_bias_on		= 1,
-	.use_pmdown_time	= 1,
-	.endianness		= 1,
-	.non_legacy_dai_naming	= 1,
-};
-
-/* codec dai component */
 #define PDMIC_MR_PRESCAL_MAX_VAL 127
 
 static int
-atmel_pdmic_codec_dai_hw_params(struct snd_pcm_substream *substream,
-			    struct snd_pcm_hw_params *params,
-			    struct snd_soc_dai *codec_dai)
+atmel_pdmic_cpu_dai_hw_params(struct snd_pcm_substream *substream,
+			      struct snd_pcm_hw_params *params,
+			      struct snd_soc_dai *cpu_dai)
 {
 	struct snd_soc_pcm_runtime *rtd = substream->private_data;
 	struct atmel_pdmic *dd = snd_soc_card_get_drvdata(rtd->card);
-	struct snd_soc_component *component = codec_dai->component;
+	struct snd_soc_component *component = cpu_dai->component;
 	unsigned int rate_min = substream->runtime->hw.rate_min;
 	unsigned int rate_max = substream->runtime->hw.rate_max;
 	int fs = params_rate(params);
@@ -445,21 +428,10 @@ atmel_pdmic_codec_dai_hw_params(struct snd_pcm_substream *substream,
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static int atmel_pdmic_codec_dai_prepare(struct snd_pcm_substream *substream,
-					struct snd_soc_dai *codec_dai)
-{
-	struct snd_soc_component *component = codec_dai->component;
-
-	snd_soc_component_update_bits(component, PDMIC_CR, PDMIC_CR_ENPDM_MASK,
-			    PDMIC_CR_ENPDM_DIS << PDMIC_CR_ENPDM_SHIFT);
-
-	return 0;
-}
-
-static int atmel_pdmic_codec_dai_trigger(struct snd_pcm_substream *substream,
-					int cmd, struct snd_soc_dai *codec_dai)
+static int atmel_pdmic_cpu_dai_trigger(struct snd_pcm_substream *substream,
+				       int cmd, struct snd_soc_dai *cpu_dai)
 {
-	struct snd_soc_component *component = codec_dai->component;
+	struct snd_soc_component *component = cpu_dai->component;
 	u32 val;
 
 	switch (cmd) {
@@ -482,16 +454,16 @@ static int atmel_pdmic_codec_dai_trigger(struct snd_pcm_substream *substream,
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static const struct snd_soc_dai_ops atmel_pdmic_codec_dai_ops = {
-	.hw_params	= atmel_pdmic_codec_dai_hw_params,
-	.prepare	= atmel_pdmic_codec_dai_prepare,
-	.trigger	= atmel_pdmic_codec_dai_trigger,
+static const struct snd_soc_dai_ops atmel_pdmic_cpu_dai_ops = {
+	.startup	= atmel_pdmic_cpu_dai_startup,
+	.shutdown	= atmel_pdmic_cpu_dai_shutdown,
+	.prepare	= atmel_pdmic_cpu_dai_prepare,
+	.hw_params	= atmel_pdmic_cpu_dai_hw_params,
+	.trigger	= atmel_pdmic_cpu_dai_trigger,
 };
 
-#define ATMEL_PDMIC_CODEC_DAI_NAME  "atmel-pdmic-hifi"
 
-static struct snd_soc_dai_driver atmel_pdmic_codec_dai = {
-	.name = ATMEL_PDMIC_CODEC_DAI_NAME,
+static struct snd_soc_dai_driver atmel_pdmic_cpu_dai = {
 	.capture = {
 		.stream_name	= "Capture",
 		.channels_min	= 1,
@@ -499,7 +471,17 @@ static struct snd_soc_dai_driver atmel_pdmic_codec_dai = {
 		.rates		= SNDRV_PCM_RATE_KNOT,
 		.formats	= ATMEL_PDMIC_FORMATS,
 	},
-	.ops = &atmel_pdmic_codec_dai_ops,
+	.ops = &atmel_pdmic_cpu_dai_ops,
+};
+
+static const struct snd_soc_component_driver atmel_pdmic_cpu_dai_component = {
+	.name			= "atmel-pdmic",
+	.probe			= atmel_pdmic_component_probe,
+	.controls		= atmel_pdmic_snd_controls,
+	.num_controls		= ARRAY_SIZE(atmel_pdmic_snd_controls),
+	.idle_bias_on		= 1,
+	.use_pmdown_time	= 1,
+	.endianness		= 1,
 };
 
 /* ASoC sound card */
@@ -528,9 +510,9 @@ static int atmel_pdmic_asoc_card_init(struct device *dev,
 
 	dai_link->name			= "PDMIC";
 	dai_link->stream_name		= "PDMIC PCM";
-	dai_link->codecs->dai_name	= ATMEL_PDMIC_CODEC_DAI_NAME;
+	dai_link->codecs->dai_name	= "snd-soc-dummy-dai";
 	dai_link->cpus->dai_name	= dev_name(dev);
-	dai_link->codecs->name		= dev_name(dev);
+	dai_link->codecs->name		= "snd-soc-dummy";
 	dai_link->platforms->name	= dev_name(dev);
 
 	card->dai_link	= dai_link;
@@ -684,16 +666,6 @@ static int atmel_pdmic_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 		return ret;
 	}
 
-	/* register codec and codec dai */
-	atmel_pdmic_codec_dai.capture.rate_min = rate_min;
-	atmel_pdmic_codec_dai.capture.rate_max = rate_max;
-	ret = devm_snd_soc_register_component(dev, &soc_component_dev_pdmic,
-				     &atmel_pdmic_codec_dai, 1);
-	if (ret) {
-		dev_err(dev, "could not register component: %d\n", ret);
-		return ret;
-	}
-
 	/* register sound card */
 	card = devm_kzalloc(dev, sizeof(*card), GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (!card) {
