diff --git a/include/sound/soc.h b/include/sound/soc.h
index fbf57ff..813cdb9 100644
--- a/include/sound/soc.h
+++ b/include/sound/soc.h
@@ -795,6 +795,10 @@
 	int (*suspend)(struct snd_soc_component *);
 	int (*resume)(struct snd_soc_component *);
 
+	/* component wide operations */
+	int (*set_sysclk)(struct snd_soc_component *component,
+			  int clk_id, int source, unsigned int freq, int dir);
+
 	/* DT */
 	int (*of_xlate_dai_name)(struct snd_soc_component *component,
 				 struct of_phandle_args *args,
@@ -865,6 +869,9 @@
 	int (*suspend)(struct snd_soc_component *);
 	int (*resume)(struct snd_soc_component *);
 
+	int (*set_sysclk)(struct snd_soc_component *component,
+			  int clk_id, int source, unsigned int freq, int dir);
+
 	/* machine specific init */
 	int (*init)(struct snd_soc_component *component);
 
@@ -1459,6 +1466,10 @@
 int snd_soc_component_test_bits(struct snd_soc_component *component,
 	unsigned int reg, unsigned int mask, unsigned int value);
 
+/* component wide operations */
+int snd_soc_component_set_sysclk(struct snd_soc_component *component,
+			int clk_id, int source, unsigned int freq, int dir);
+
 #ifdef CONFIG_REGMAP
 
 void snd_soc_component_init_regmap(struct snd_soc_component *component,
diff --git a/sound/soc/soc-core.c b/sound/soc/soc-core.c
index 10efd15..654db55 100644
--- a/sound/soc/soc-core.c
+++ b/sound/soc/soc-core.c
@@ -2590,11 +2590,9 @@
 {
 	if (dai->driver && dai->driver->ops->set_sysclk)
 		return dai->driver->ops->set_sysclk(dai, clk_id, freq, dir);
-	else if (dai->codec && dai->codec->driver->set_sysclk)
-		return dai->codec->driver->set_sysclk(dai->codec, clk_id, 0,
-						      freq, dir);
-	else
-		return -ENOTSUPP;
+
+	return snd_soc_component_set_sysclk(dai->component, clk_id, 0,
+					    freq, dir);
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(snd_soc_dai_set_sysclk);
 
@@ -2620,6 +2618,32 @@
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(snd_soc_codec_set_sysclk);
 
 /**
+ * snd_soc_component_set_sysclk - configure COMPONENT system or master clock.
+ * @component: COMPONENT
+ * @clk_id: DAI specific clock ID
+ * @source: Source for the clock
+ * @freq: new clock frequency in Hz
+ * @dir: new clock direction - input/output.
+ *
+ * Configures the CODEC master (MCLK) or system (SYSCLK) clocking.
+ */
+int snd_soc_component_set_sysclk(struct snd_soc_component *component, int clk_id,
+			     int source, unsigned int freq, int dir)
+{
+	/* will be removed */
+	if (component->set_sysclk)
+		return component->set_sysclk(component, clk_id, source,
+					     freq, dir);
+
+	if (component->driver->set_sysclk)
+		return component->driver->set_sysclk(component, clk_id, source,
+						 freq, dir);
+
+	return -ENOTSUPP;
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(snd_soc_component_set_sysclk);
+
+/**
  * snd_soc_dai_set_clkdiv - configure DAI clock dividers.
  * @dai: DAI
  * @div_id: DAI specific clock divider ID
@@ -3174,6 +3198,7 @@
 	component->remove = component->driver->remove;
 	component->suspend = component->driver->suspend;
 	component->resume = component->driver->resume;
+	component->set_sysclk = component->driver->set_sysclk;
 
 	dapm = &component->dapm;
 	dapm->dev = dev;
@@ -3557,6 +3582,14 @@
 	return 0;
 }
 
+static int snd_soc_codec_set_sysclk_(struct snd_soc_component *component,
+			  int clk_id, int source, unsigned int freq, int dir)
+{
+	struct snd_soc_codec *codec = snd_soc_component_to_codec(component);
+
+	return snd_soc_codec_set_sysclk(codec, clk_id, source, freq, dir);
+}
+
 static int snd_soc_codec_set_bias_level(struct snd_soc_dapm_context *dapm,
 	enum snd_soc_bias_level level)
 {
@@ -3608,6 +3641,8 @@
 		codec->component.write = snd_soc_codec_drv_write;
 	if (codec_drv->read)
 		codec->component.read = snd_soc_codec_drv_read;
+	if (codec_drv->set_sysclk)
+		codec->component.set_sysclk = snd_soc_codec_set_sysclk_;
 	codec->component.ignore_pmdown_time = codec_drv->ignore_pmdown_time;
 
 	dapm = snd_soc_codec_get_dapm(codec);