diff --git a/include/sound/soc-link.h b/include/sound/soc-link.h
index 3dd6e33e94ec..337ac5666757 100644
--- a/include/sound/soc-link.h
+++ b/include/sound/soc-link.h
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
 #define __SOC_LINK_H
 
 int snd_soc_link_init(struct snd_soc_pcm_runtime *rtd);
+void snd_soc_link_exit(struct snd_soc_pcm_runtime *rtd);
 int snd_soc_link_be_hw_params_fixup(struct snd_soc_pcm_runtime *rtd,
 				    struct snd_pcm_hw_params *params);
 
diff --git a/include/sound/soc.h b/include/sound/soc.h
index 2756f9bcac3e..33aceadebd03 100644
--- a/include/sound/soc.h
+++ b/include/sound/soc.h
@@ -799,6 +799,9 @@ struct snd_soc_dai_link {
 	/* codec/machine specific init - e.g. add machine controls */
 	int (*init)(struct snd_soc_pcm_runtime *rtd);
 
+	/* codec/machine specific exit - dual of init() */
+	void (*exit)(struct snd_soc_pcm_runtime *rtd);
+
 	/* optional hw_params re-writing for BE and FE sync */
 	int (*be_hw_params_fixup)(struct snd_soc_pcm_runtime *rtd,
 			struct snd_pcm_hw_params *params);
diff --git a/sound/soc/soc-core.c b/sound/soc/soc-core.c
index 62c0c9482018..adedadcb0efb 100644
--- a/sound/soc/soc-core.c
+++ b/sound/soc/soc-core.c
@@ -945,6 +945,9 @@ void snd_soc_remove_pcm_runtime(struct snd_soc_card *card,
 {
 	lockdep_assert_held(&client_mutex);
 
+	/* release machine specific resources */
+	snd_soc_link_exit(rtd);
+
 	/*
 	 * Notify the machine driver for extra destruction
 	 */
diff --git a/sound/soc/soc-link.c b/sound/soc/soc-link.c
index f849278beba0..1c3bf2118718 100644
--- a/sound/soc/soc-link.c
+++ b/sound/soc/soc-link.c
@@ -40,6 +40,12 @@ int snd_soc_link_init(struct snd_soc_pcm_runtime *rtd)
 	return soc_link_ret(rtd, ret);
 }
 
+void snd_soc_link_exit(struct snd_soc_pcm_runtime *rtd)
+{
+	if (rtd->dai_link->exit)
+		rtd->dai_link->exit(rtd);
+}
+
 int snd_soc_link_be_hw_params_fixup(struct snd_soc_pcm_runtime *rtd,
 				    struct snd_pcm_hw_params *params)
 {