diff --git a/include/sound/soc-component.h b/include/sound/soc-component.h
index 34e774efcf69..b8480d947901 100644
--- a/include/sound/soc-component.h
+++ b/include/sound/soc-component.h
@@ -357,5 +357,6 @@ void snd_soc_component_suspend(struct snd_soc_component *component);
 void snd_soc_component_resume(struct snd_soc_component *component);
 int snd_soc_component_is_suspended(struct snd_soc_component *component);
 int snd_soc_component_probe(struct snd_soc_component *component);
+void snd_soc_component_remove(struct snd_soc_component *component);
 
 #endif /* __SOC_COMPONENT_H */
diff --git a/sound/soc/soc-component.c b/sound/soc/soc-component.c
index b2bfc0375193..eba77ea2b62d 100644
--- a/sound/soc/soc-component.c
+++ b/sound/soc/soc-component.c
@@ -374,3 +374,9 @@ int snd_soc_component_probe(struct snd_soc_component *component)
 
 	return 0;
 }
+
+void snd_soc_component_remove(struct snd_soc_component *component)
+{
+	if (component->driver->remove)
+		component->driver->remove(component);
+}
diff --git a/sound/soc/soc-core.c b/sound/soc/soc-core.c
index 6a422ddae130..6a6403ddf62d 100644
--- a/sound/soc/soc-core.c
+++ b/sound/soc/soc-core.c
@@ -929,8 +929,7 @@ static void soc_remove_component(struct snd_soc_component *component)
 	if (!component->card)
 		return;
 
-	if (component->driver->remove)
-		component->driver->remove(component);
+	snd_soc_component_remove(component);
 
 	soc_cleanup_component(component);
 }