diff --git a/sound/soc/mediatek/Kconfig b/sound/soc/mediatek/Kconfig
index 5a8476e1ecca..396d558bc75b 100644
--- a/sound/soc/mediatek/Kconfig
+++ b/sound/soc/mediatek/Kconfig
@@ -281,6 +281,16 @@ config SND_SOC_MT8195
 	  Select Y if you have such device.
 	  If unsure select "N".
 
+config SND_SOC_MTK_READABLE_DRIVER_NAME
+	bool "Readable driver name for MediaTek sound cards"
+	help
+	  This explicitly sets the driver name for the MediaTek sound cards to
+	  prevent it from potentially being truncated and harder to read. The
+	  new names require support in the audio configuration userspace
+	  utilities (like UCM), so only select this once they have been updated
+	  to support the new names to ensure working audio.
+	  If unsure select "N".
+
 config SND_SOC_MT8195_MT6359
 	tristate "ASoC Audio driver for MT8195 with MT6359 and I2S codecs"
 	depends on I2C && GPIOLIB
diff --git a/sound/soc/mediatek/mt8173/mt8173-rt5650-rt5514.c b/sound/soc/mediatek/mt8173/mt8173-rt5650-rt5514.c
index 4ed06c269065..9155bb29c0a2 100644
--- a/sound/soc/mediatek/mt8173/mt8173-rt5650-rt5514.c
+++ b/sound/soc/mediatek/mt8173/mt8173-rt5650-rt5514.c
@@ -173,6 +173,9 @@ static struct snd_soc_codec_conf mt8173_rt5650_rt5514_codec_conf[] = {
 
 static struct snd_soc_card mt8173_rt5650_rt5514_card = {
 	.name = "mtk-rt5650-rt5514",
+#if IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_SND_SOC_MTK_READABLE_DRIVER_NAME)
+	.driver_name = "mtk-rt5514",
+#endif
 	.owner = THIS_MODULE,
 	.dai_link = mt8173_rt5650_rt5514_dais,
 	.num_links = ARRAY_SIZE(mt8173_rt5650_rt5514_dais),
diff --git a/sound/soc/mediatek/mt8173/mt8173-rt5650-rt5676.c b/sound/soc/mediatek/mt8173/mt8173-rt5650-rt5676.c
index 763067c21153..212b36a0559f 100644
--- a/sound/soc/mediatek/mt8173/mt8173-rt5650-rt5676.c
+++ b/sound/soc/mediatek/mt8173/mt8173-rt5650-rt5676.c
@@ -229,6 +229,9 @@ static struct snd_soc_codec_conf mt8173_rt5650_rt5676_codec_conf[] = {
 
 static struct snd_soc_card mt8173_rt5650_rt5676_card = {
 	.name = "mtk-rt5650-rt5676",
+#if IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_SND_SOC_MTK_READABLE_DRIVER_NAME)
+	.driver_name = "mtk-rt5676",
+#endif
 	.owner = THIS_MODULE,
 	.dai_link = mt8173_rt5650_rt5676_dais,
 	.num_links = ARRAY_SIZE(mt8173_rt5650_rt5676_dais),
diff --git a/sound/soc/mediatek/mt8183/mt8183-da7219-max98357.c b/sound/soc/mediatek/mt8183/mt8183-da7219-max98357.c
index f848e14b091a..2664e3d14fec 100644
--- a/sound/soc/mediatek/mt8183/mt8183-da7219-max98357.c
+++ b/sound/soc/mediatek/mt8183/mt8183-da7219-max98357.c
@@ -19,6 +19,8 @@
 #include "../common/mtk-afe-platform-driver.h"
 #include "mt8183-afe-common.h"
 
+#define DRIVER_NAME "mt8183_da7219"
+
 #define DA7219_CODEC_DAI "da7219-hifi"
 #define DA7219_DEV_NAME "da7219.5-001a"
 #define RT1015_CODEC_DAI "rt1015-aif"
@@ -649,6 +651,9 @@ static const struct snd_soc_dapm_route mt8183_da7219_max98357_dapm_routes[] = {
 
 static struct snd_soc_card mt8183_da7219_max98357_card = {
 	.name = "mt8183_da7219_max98357",
+#if IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_SND_SOC_MTK_READABLE_DRIVER_NAME)
+	.driver_name = DRIVER_NAME,
+#endif
 	.owner = THIS_MODULE,
 	.controls = mt8183_da7219_max98357_snd_controls,
 	.num_controls = ARRAY_SIZE(mt8183_da7219_max98357_snd_controls),
@@ -706,6 +711,9 @@ static const struct snd_soc_dapm_route mt8183_da7219_rt1015_dapm_routes[] = {
 
 static struct snd_soc_card mt8183_da7219_rt1015_card = {
 	.name = "mt8183_da7219_rt1015",
+#if IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_SND_SOC_MTK_READABLE_DRIVER_NAME)
+	.driver_name = DRIVER_NAME,
+#endif
 	.owner = THIS_MODULE,
 	.controls = mt8183_da7219_rt1015_snd_controls,
 	.num_controls = ARRAY_SIZE(mt8183_da7219_rt1015_snd_controls),
@@ -723,6 +731,9 @@ static struct snd_soc_card mt8183_da7219_rt1015_card = {
 
 static struct snd_soc_card mt8183_da7219_rt1015p_card = {
 	.name = "mt8183_da7219_rt1015p",
+#if IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_SND_SOC_MTK_READABLE_DRIVER_NAME)
+	.driver_name = DRIVER_NAME,
+#endif
 	.owner = THIS_MODULE,
 	.controls = mt8183_da7219_max98357_snd_controls,
 	.num_controls = ARRAY_SIZE(mt8183_da7219_max98357_snd_controls),
@@ -875,7 +886,7 @@ MODULE_DEVICE_TABLE(of, mt8183_da7219_max98357_dt_match);
 
 static struct platform_driver mt8183_da7219_max98357_driver = {
 	.driver = {
-		.name = "mt8183_da7219",
+		.name = DRIVER_NAME,
 #ifdef CONFIG_OF
 		.of_match_table = mt8183_da7219_max98357_dt_match,
 #endif
diff --git a/sound/soc/mediatek/mt8186/mt8186-mt6366.c b/sound/soc/mediatek/mt8186/mt8186-mt6366.c
index 771d53611c2a..29f17dfb8f1b 100644
--- a/sound/soc/mediatek/mt8186/mt8186-mt6366.c
+++ b/sound/soc/mediatek/mt8186/mt8186-mt6366.c
@@ -31,6 +31,8 @@
 #include "mt8186-afe-gpio.h"
 #include "mt8186-mt6366-common.h"
 
+#define DRIVER_NAME "mt8186_mt6366"
+
 #define RT1019_CODEC_DAI	"HiFi"
 #define RT1019_DEV0_NAME	"rt1019p"
 
@@ -1119,6 +1121,9 @@ mt8186_mt6366_rt1019_rt5682s_controls[] = {
 
 static struct snd_soc_card mt8186_mt6366_da7219_max98357_soc_card = {
 	.name = "mt8186_da7219_max98357",
+#if IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_SND_SOC_MTK_READABLE_DRIVER_NAME)
+	.driver_name = DRIVER_NAME,
+#endif
 	.owner = THIS_MODULE,
 	.dai_link = mt8186_mt6366_rt1019_rt5682s_dai_links,
 	.num_links = ARRAY_SIZE(mt8186_mt6366_rt1019_rt5682s_dai_links),
@@ -1134,6 +1139,9 @@ static struct snd_soc_card mt8186_mt6366_da7219_max98357_soc_card = {
 
 static struct snd_soc_card mt8186_mt6366_rt1019_rt5682s_soc_card = {
 	.name = "mt8186_rt1019_rt5682s",
+#if IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_SND_SOC_MTK_READABLE_DRIVER_NAME)
+	.driver_name = DRIVER_NAME,
+#endif
 	.owner = THIS_MODULE,
 	.dai_link = mt8186_mt6366_rt1019_rt5682s_dai_links,
 	.num_links = ARRAY_SIZE(mt8186_mt6366_rt1019_rt5682s_dai_links),
@@ -1149,6 +1157,9 @@ static struct snd_soc_card mt8186_mt6366_rt1019_rt5682s_soc_card = {
 
 static struct snd_soc_card mt8186_mt6366_rt5682s_max98360_soc_card = {
 	.name = "mt8186_rt5682s_max98360",
+#if IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_SND_SOC_MTK_READABLE_DRIVER_NAME)
+	.driver_name = DRIVER_NAME,
+#endif
 	.owner = THIS_MODULE,
 	.dai_link = mt8186_mt6366_rt1019_rt5682s_dai_links,
 	.num_links = ARRAY_SIZE(mt8186_mt6366_rt1019_rt5682s_dai_links),
@@ -1164,6 +1175,9 @@ static struct snd_soc_card mt8186_mt6366_rt5682s_max98360_soc_card = {
 
 static struct snd_soc_card mt8186_mt6366_rt5650_soc_card = {
 	.name = "mt8186_rt5650",
+#if IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_SND_SOC_MTK_READABLE_DRIVER_NAME)
+	.driver_name = DRIVER_NAME,
+#endif
 	.owner = THIS_MODULE,
 	.dai_link = mt8186_mt6366_rt1019_rt5682s_dai_links,
 	.num_links = ARRAY_SIZE(mt8186_mt6366_rt1019_rt5682s_dai_links),
@@ -1380,7 +1394,7 @@ MODULE_DEVICE_TABLE(of, mt8186_mt6366_dt_match);
 
 static struct platform_driver mt8186_mt6366_driver = {
 	.driver = {
-		.name = "mt8186_mt6366",
+		.name = DRIVER_NAME,
 #if IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_OF)
 		.of_match_table = mt8186_mt6366_dt_match,
 #endif
diff --git a/sound/soc/mediatek/mt8188/mt8188-mt6359.c b/sound/soc/mediatek/mt8188/mt8188-mt6359.c
index eba6f4c445ff..2640981a2463 100644
--- a/sound/soc/mediatek/mt8188/mt8188-mt6359.c
+++ b/sound/soc/mediatek/mt8188/mt8188-mt6359.c
@@ -23,6 +23,8 @@
 #include "../common/mtk-dsp-sof-common.h"
 #include "../common/mtk-soc-card.h"
 
+#define DRIVER_NAME "mt8188_mt6359"
+
 #define CKSYS_AUD_TOP_CFG	0x032c
  #define RG_TEST_ON		BIT(0)
  #define RG_TEST_TYPE		BIT(2)
@@ -1240,6 +1242,9 @@ static void mt8188_fixup_controls(struct snd_soc_card *card)
 }
 
 static struct snd_soc_card mt8188_mt6359_soc_card = {
+#if IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_SND_SOC_MTK_READABLE_DRIVER_NAME)
+	.driver_name = DRIVER_NAME,
+#endif
 	.owner = THIS_MODULE,
 	.dai_link = mt8188_mt6359_dai_links,
 	.num_links = ARRAY_SIZE(mt8188_mt6359_dai_links),
@@ -1392,7 +1397,7 @@ MODULE_DEVICE_TABLE(of, mt8188_mt6359_dt_match);
 
 static struct platform_driver mt8188_mt6359_driver = {
 	.driver = {
-		.name = "mt8188_mt6359",
+		.name = DRIVER_NAME,
 		.of_match_table = mt8188_mt6359_dt_match,
 		.pm = &snd_soc_pm_ops,
 	},
diff --git a/sound/soc/mediatek/mt8195/mt8195-mt6359.c b/sound/soc/mediatek/mt8195/mt8195-mt6359.c
index ca8751190520..da406cbb40f6 100644
--- a/sound/soc/mediatek/mt8195/mt8195-mt6359.c
+++ b/sound/soc/mediatek/mt8195/mt8195-mt6359.c
@@ -26,6 +26,8 @@
 #include "mt8195-afe-clk.h"
 #include "mt8195-afe-common.h"
 
+#define DRIVER_NAME "mt8195_mt6359"
+
 #define RT1011_SPEAKER_AMP_PRESENT		BIT(0)
 #define RT1019_SPEAKER_AMP_PRESENT		BIT(1)
 #define MAX98390_SPEAKER_AMP_PRESENT		BIT(2)
@@ -1231,6 +1233,9 @@ static struct snd_soc_codec_conf max98390_codec_conf[] = {
 };
 
 static struct snd_soc_card mt8195_mt6359_soc_card = {
+#if IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_SND_SOC_MTK_READABLE_DRIVER_NAME)
+	.driver_name = DRIVER_NAME,
+#endif
 	.owner = THIS_MODULE,
 	.dai_link = mt8195_mt6359_dai_links,
 	.num_links = ARRAY_SIZE(mt8195_mt6359_dai_links),
@@ -1530,7 +1535,7 @@ MODULE_DEVICE_TABLE(of, mt8195_mt6359_dt_match);
 
 static struct platform_driver mt8195_mt6359_driver = {
 	.driver = {
-		.name = "mt8195_mt6359",
+		.name = DRIVER_NAME,
 		.of_match_table = mt8195_mt6359_dt_match,
 		.pm = &snd_soc_pm_ops,
 	},
