diff --git a/sound/soc/soc-core.c b/sound/soc/soc-core.c
index d4bfd4a9076f..889f4e3d35dc 100644
--- a/sound/soc/soc-core.c
+++ b/sound/soc/soc-core.c
@@ -1325,7 +1325,7 @@ static int soc_post_component_init(struct snd_soc_pcm_runtime *rtd,
 	device_initialize(rtd->dev);
 	rtd->dev->parent = rtd->card->dev;
 	rtd->dev->release = rtd_release;
-	rtd->dev->init_name = name;
+	dev_set_name(rtd->dev, "%s", name);
 	dev_set_drvdata(rtd->dev, rtd);
 	mutex_init(&rtd->pcm_mutex);
 	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&rtd->dpcm[SNDRV_PCM_STREAM_PLAYBACK].be_clients);