diff --git a/sound/soc/soc-pcm.c b/sound/soc/soc-pcm.c
index 493a2e80e893..4bf71e3211d8 100644
--- a/sound/soc/soc-pcm.c
+++ b/sound/soc/soc-pcm.c
@@ -1182,7 +1182,9 @@ static int dpcm_be_connect(struct snd_soc_pcm_runtime *fe,
 {
 	struct snd_soc_dpcm *dpcm;
 	unsigned long flags;
+#ifdef CONFIG_DEBUG_FS
 	char *name;
+#endif
 
 	/* only add new dpcms */
 	for_each_dpcm_be(fe, stream, dpcm) {