diff --git a/sound/soc/atmel/atmel_ssc_dai.c b/sound/soc/atmel/atmel_ssc_dai.c
index d9b874c5bf37..c9f02edd7308 100644
--- a/sound/soc/atmel/atmel_ssc_dai.c
+++ b/sound/soc/atmel/atmel_ssc_dai.c
@@ -772,6 +772,17 @@ struct snd_soc_dai atmel_ssc_dai[NUM_SSC_DEVICES] = {
 };
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(atmel_ssc_dai);
 
+static int __devinit atmel_ssc_modinit(void)
+{
+	return snd_soc_register_dais(atmel_ssc_dai, ARRAY_SIZE(atmel_ssc_dai));
+}
+module_init(snd_soc_init);
+
+static void __exit snd_soc_exit(void)
+{
+	snd_soc_unregister_dais(atmel_ssc_dai, ARRAY_SIZE(atmel_ssc_dai));
+}
+
 /* Module information */
 MODULE_AUTHOR("Sedji Gaouaou, sedji.gaouaou@atmel.com, www.atmel.com");
 MODULE_DESCRIPTION("ATMEL SSC ASoC Interface");
diff --git a/sound/soc/au1x/psc-ac97.c b/sound/soc/au1x/psc-ac97.c
index a1e824d29cf9..f0e30aec7f23 100644
--- a/sound/soc/au1x/psc-ac97.c
+++ b/sound/soc/au1x/psc-ac97.c
@@ -371,11 +371,12 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(au1xpsc_ac97_dai);
 static int __init au1xpsc_ac97_init(void)
 {
 	au1xpsc_ac97_workdata = NULL;
-	return 0;
+	return snd_soc_register_dai(&au1xpsc_ac97_dai);
 }
 
 static void __exit au1xpsc_ac97_exit(void)
 {
+	snd_soc_unregister_dai(&au1xpsc_ac97_dai);
 }
 
 module_init(au1xpsc_ac97_init);
diff --git a/sound/soc/au1x/psc-i2s.c b/sound/soc/au1x/psc-i2s.c
index 16f97462ea15..f916de4400ed 100644
--- a/sound/soc/au1x/psc-i2s.c
+++ b/sound/soc/au1x/psc-i2s.c
@@ -396,11 +396,12 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL(au1xpsc_i2s_dai);
 static int __init au1xpsc_i2s_init(void)
 {
 	au1xpsc_i2s_workdata = NULL;
-	return 0;
+	return snd_soc_register_dai(&au1xpsc_i2s_dai);
 }
 
 static void __exit au1xpsc_i2s_exit(void)
 {
+	snd_soc_unregister_dai(&au1xpsc_i2s_dai);
 }
 
 module_init(au1xpsc_i2s_init);
diff --git a/sound/soc/blackfin/bf5xx-ac97.c b/sound/soc/blackfin/bf5xx-ac97.c
index c602ce109d52..ad3efeeb6d44 100644
--- a/sound/soc/blackfin/bf5xx-ac97.c
+++ b/sound/soc/blackfin/bf5xx-ac97.c
@@ -431,6 +431,18 @@ struct snd_soc_dai bfin_ac97_dai = {
 };
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(bfin_ac97_dai);
 
+static int __devinit bfin_ac97_init(void)
+{
+	return snd_soc_register_dai(&bfin_ac97_dai);
+}
+module_init(bfin_ac97_init);
+
+static void __exit bfin_ac97_exit(void)
+{
+	snd_soc_unregister_dai(&bfin_ac97_dai);
+}
+module_exit(bfin_ac97_exit);
+
 MODULE_AUTHOR("Roy Huang");
 MODULE_DESCRIPTION("AC97 driver for ADI Blackfin");
 MODULE_LICENSE("GPL");
diff --git a/sound/soc/blackfin/bf5xx-i2s.c b/sound/soc/blackfin/bf5xx-i2s.c
index 9f8ce87cc6c6..0d58d2b6db6a 100644
--- a/sound/soc/blackfin/bf5xx-i2s.c
+++ b/sound/soc/blackfin/bf5xx-i2s.c
@@ -313,6 +313,18 @@ struct snd_soc_dai bf5xx_i2s_dai = {
 };
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(bf5xx_i2s_dai);
 
+static int __devinit bfin_i2s_init(void)
+{
+	return snd_soc_register_dai(&bfin_i2s_dai);
+}
+module_init(bfin_i2s_init);
+
+static void __exit bfin_i2s_exit(void)
+{
+	snd_soc_unregister_dai(&bfin_i2s_dai);
+}
+module_exit(bfin_i2s_exit);
+
 /* Module information */
 MODULE_AUTHOR("Cliff Cai");
 MODULE_DESCRIPTION("I2S driver for ADI Blackfin");
diff --git a/sound/soc/davinci/davinci-i2s.c b/sound/soc/davinci/davinci-i2s.c
index 8b99efbc64c6..d89fc2f009ab 100644
--- a/sound/soc/davinci/davinci-i2s.c
+++ b/sound/soc/davinci/davinci-i2s.c
@@ -481,6 +481,18 @@ struct snd_soc_dai davinci_i2s_dai = {
 };
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(davinci_i2s_dai);
 
+static int __devinit davinci_i2s_init(void)
+{
+	return snd_soc_register_dai(&davinci_i2s_dai);
+}
+module_init(davinci_i2s_init);
+
+static void __exit davinci_i2s_exit(void)
+{
+	snd_soc_unregister_dai(&davinci_i2s_dai);
+}
+module_exit(davinci_i2s_exit);
+
 MODULE_AUTHOR("Vladimir Barinov");
 MODULE_DESCRIPTION("TI DAVINCI I2S (McBSP) SoC Interface");
 MODULE_LICENSE("GPL");
diff --git a/sound/soc/fsl/fsl_ssi.c b/sound/soc/fsl/fsl_ssi.c
index 52c290bb47bf..c6d6eb71dc1d 100644
--- a/sound/soc/fsl/fsl_ssi.c
+++ b/sound/soc/fsl/fsl_ssi.c
@@ -673,6 +673,14 @@ struct snd_soc_dai *fsl_ssi_create_dai(struct fsl_ssi_info *ssi_info)
 	fsl_ssi_dai->private_data = ssi_private;
 	fsl_ssi_dai->name = ssi_private->name;
 	fsl_ssi_dai->id = ssi_info->id;
+	fsl_ssi_dai->dev = ssi_info->dev;
+
+	ret = snd_soc_register_dai(fsl_ssi_dai);
+	if (ret != 0) {
+		dev_err(ssi_info->dev, "failed to register DAI: %d\n", ret);
+		kfree(fsl_ssi_dai);
+		return NULL;
+	}
 
 	return fsl_ssi_dai;
 }
@@ -690,6 +698,8 @@ void fsl_ssi_destroy_dai(struct snd_soc_dai *fsl_ssi_dai)
 
 	device_remove_file(ssi_private->dev, &ssi_private->dev_attr);
 
+	snd_soc_unregister_dai(&ssi_private->cpu_dai);
+
 	kfree(ssi_private);
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(fsl_ssi_destroy_dai);
diff --git a/sound/soc/omap/omap-mcbsp.c b/sound/soc/omap/omap-mcbsp.c
index e8f1314762d7..41cab2034163 100644
--- a/sound/soc/omap/omap-mcbsp.c
+++ b/sound/soc/omap/omap-mcbsp.c
@@ -499,6 +499,19 @@ struct snd_soc_dai omap_mcbsp_dai[] = {
 
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(omap_mcbsp_dai);
 
+static int __devinit omap_mcbsp_init(void)
+{
+	return snd_soc_register_dais(omap_mcbsp_dai,
+				     ARRAY_SIZE(omap_mcbsp_dai));
+}
+module_init(omap_mcbsp_init);
+
+static void __exit omap_mcbsp_exit(void)
+{
+	snd_soc_unregister_dais(omap_mcbsp_dai, ARRAY_SIZE(omap_mcbsp_dai));
+}
+module_exit(omap_mcbsp_exit);
+
 MODULE_AUTHOR("Jarkko Nikula <jarkko.nikula@nokia.com>");
 MODULE_DESCRIPTION("OMAP I2S SoC Interface");
 MODULE_LICENSE("GPL");
diff --git a/sound/soc/pxa/pxa-ssp.c b/sound/soc/pxa/pxa-ssp.c
index 73fa10defcca..3587f2fae5f1 100644
--- a/sound/soc/pxa/pxa-ssp.c
+++ b/sound/soc/pxa/pxa-ssp.c
@@ -913,6 +913,18 @@ struct snd_soc_dai pxa_ssp_dai[] = {
 };
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(pxa_ssp_dai);
 
+static int __devinit pxa_ssp_init(void)
+{
+	return snd_soc_register_dais(pxa_ssp_dai, ARRAY_SIZE(pxa_ssp_dai));
+}
+module_init(pxa_ssp_init);
+
+static void __exit pxa_ssp_exit(void)
+{
+	snd_soc_unregister_dais(pxa_ssp_dai, ARRAY_SIZE(pxa_ssp_dai));
+}
+module_exit(pxa_ssp_exit);
+
 /* Module information */
 MODULE_AUTHOR("Mark Brown <broonie@opensource.wolfsonmicro.com>");
 MODULE_DESCRIPTION("PXA SSP/PCM SoC Interface");
diff --git a/sound/soc/pxa/pxa2xx-ac97.c b/sound/soc/pxa/pxa2xx-ac97.c
index 8eed80d5675d..f6249d5b492e 100644
--- a/sound/soc/pxa/pxa2xx-ac97.c
+++ b/sound/soc/pxa/pxa2xx-ac97.c
@@ -228,6 +228,18 @@ struct snd_soc_dai pxa_ac97_dai[] = {
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(pxa_ac97_dai);
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(soc_ac97_ops);
 
+static int __devinit pxa_ac97_init(void)
+{
+	return snd_soc_register_dais(pxa_ac97_dai, ARRAY_SIZE(pxa_ac97_dai));
+}
+module_init(pxa_ac97_init);
+
+static void __exit pxa_ac97_exit(void)
+{
+	snd_soc_unregister_dais(pxa_ac97_dai, ARRAY_SIZE(pxa_ac97_dai));
+}
+module_exit(pxa_ac97_exit);
+
 MODULE_AUTHOR("Nicolas Pitre");
 MODULE_DESCRIPTION("AC97 driver for the Intel PXA2xx chip");
 MODULE_LICENSE("GPL");
diff --git a/sound/soc/pxa/pxa2xx-i2s.c b/sound/soc/pxa/pxa2xx-i2s.c
index 314973ace6dc..517991fb1099 100644
--- a/sound/soc/pxa/pxa2xx-i2s.c
+++ b/sound/soc/pxa/pxa2xx-i2s.c
@@ -364,12 +364,23 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(pxa_i2s_dai);
 
 static int pxa2xx_i2s_probe(struct platform_device *dev)
 {
+	int ret;
+
 	clk_i2s = clk_get(&dev->dev, "I2SCLK");
-	return IS_ERR(clk_i2s) ? PTR_ERR(clk_i2s) : 0;
+	if (IS_ERR(clk_i2s))
+		return PTR_ERR(clk_i2s);
+
+	pxa_i2s_dai.dev = &dev->dev;
+	ret = snd_soc_register_dai(&pxa_i2s_dai);
+	if (ret != 0)
+		clk_put(clk_i2s);
+
+	return ret;
 }
 
 static int __devexit pxa2xx_i2s_remove(struct platform_device *dev)
 {
+	snd_soc_unregister_dai(&pxa_i2s_dai);
 	clk_put(clk_i2s);
 	clk_i2s = ERR_PTR(-ENOENT);
 	return 0;
diff --git a/sound/soc/s3c24xx/s3c2412-i2s.c b/sound/soc/s3c24xx/s3c2412-i2s.c
index 75f87c3c74d0..2cf050791562 100644
--- a/sound/soc/s3c24xx/s3c2412-i2s.c
+++ b/sound/soc/s3c24xx/s3c2412-i2s.c
@@ -736,6 +736,19 @@ struct snd_soc_dai s3c2412_i2s_dai = {
 };
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(s3c2412_i2s_dai);
 
+static int __devinit s3c2412_i2s_init(void)
+{
+	return snd_soc_register_dai(&s3c2412_i2s_dai);
+}
+module_init(s3c2412_i2s_init);
+
+static void __exit s3c2412_i2s_exit(void)
+{
+	snd_soc_unregister_dai(&s3c2412_i2s_dai);
+}
+module_exit(s3c2412_i2s_exit);
+
+
 /* Module information */
 MODULE_AUTHOR("Ben Dooks, <ben@simtec.co.uk>");
 MODULE_DESCRIPTION("S3C2412 I2S SoC Interface");
diff --git a/sound/soc/s3c24xx/s3c2443-ac97.c b/sound/soc/s3c24xx/s3c2443-ac97.c
index f0bc9b7e0840..7360c6d913bd 100644
--- a/sound/soc/s3c24xx/s3c2443-ac97.c
+++ b/sound/soc/s3c24xx/s3c2443-ac97.c
@@ -396,6 +396,19 @@ struct snd_soc_dai s3c2443_ac97_dai[] = {
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(s3c2443_ac97_dai);
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(soc_ac97_ops);
 
+static int __devinit s3c2443_ac97_init(void)
+{
+	return snd_soc_register_dai(&s3c2443_ac97_dai);
+}
+module_init(s3c2443_ac97_init);
+
+static void __exit s3c2443_ac97_exit(void)
+{
+	snd_soc_unregister_dai(&s3c2443_ac97_dai);
+}
+module_exit(s3c2443_ac97_exit);
+
+
 MODULE_AUTHOR("Graeme Gregory");
 MODULE_DESCRIPTION("AC97 driver for the Samsung s3c2443 chip");
 MODULE_LICENSE("GPL");
diff --git a/sound/soc/s3c24xx/s3c24xx-i2s.c b/sound/soc/s3c24xx/s3c24xx-i2s.c
index 45fe8f7c88ab..897b1ac92cef 100644
--- a/sound/soc/s3c24xx/s3c24xx-i2s.c
+++ b/sound/soc/s3c24xx/s3c24xx-i2s.c
@@ -482,6 +482,18 @@ struct snd_soc_dai s3c24xx_i2s_dai = {
 };
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(s3c24xx_i2s_dai);
 
+static int __devinit s3c24xx_i2s_init(void)
+{
+	return snd_soc_register_dai(&s3c24xx_i2s_dai);
+}
+module_init(s3c24xx_i2s_init);
+
+static void __exit s3c24xx_i2s_exit(void)
+{
+	snd_soc_unregister_dai(&s3c24xx_i2s_dai);
+}
+module_exit(s3c24xx_i2s_exit);
+
 /* Module information */
 MODULE_AUTHOR("Ben Dooks, <ben@simtec.co.uk>");
 MODULE_DESCRIPTION("s3c24xx I2S SoC Interface");
diff --git a/sound/soc/sh/hac.c b/sound/soc/sh/hac.c
index c435913c60eb..9169bad1acfb 100644
--- a/sound/soc/sh/hac.c
+++ b/sound/soc/sh/hac.c
@@ -314,6 +314,18 @@ struct snd_soc_dai sh4_hac_dai[] = {
 };
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(sh4_hac_dai);
 
+static int __devinit sh4_hac_init(void)
+{
+	return snd_soc_register_dais(sh4_hac_dai, ARRAY_SIZE(sh4_hac_dai));
+}
+module_init(sh4_hac_init);
+
+static void __exit sh4_hac_exit(void)
+{
+	snd_soc_unregister_dais(sh4_hac_dai, ARRAY_SIZE(sh4_hac_dai));
+}
+module_exit(sh4_hac_exit);
+
 MODULE_LICENSE("GPL");
 MODULE_DESCRIPTION("SuperH onchip HAC (AC97) audio driver");
 MODULE_AUTHOR("Manuel Lauss <mano@roarinelk.homelinux.net>");
diff --git a/sound/soc/sh/ssi.c b/sound/soc/sh/ssi.c
index fed544a3deff..9093588d4d07 100644
--- a/sound/soc/sh/ssi.c
+++ b/sound/soc/sh/ssi.c
@@ -392,6 +392,18 @@ struct snd_soc_dai sh4_ssi_dai[] = {
 };
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(sh4_ssi_dai);
 
+static int __devinit sh4_ssi_init(void)
+{
+	return snd_soc_register_dais(sh4_ssi_dai, ARRAY_SIZE(sh4_ssi_dai));
+}
+module_init(sh4_ssi_init);
+
+static void __exit sh4_ssi_exit(void)
+{
+	snd_soc_unregister_dais(sh4_ssi_dai, ARRAY_SIZE(sh4_ssi_dai));
+}
+module_exit(sh4_ssi_exit);
+
 MODULE_LICENSE("GPL");
 MODULE_DESCRIPTION("SuperH onchip SSI (I2S) audio driver");
 MODULE_AUTHOR("Manuel Lauss <mano@roarinelk.homelinux.net>");