diff --git a/sound/soc/fsl/mpc5200_dma.c b/sound/soc/fsl/mpc5200_dma.c
index 658e3fa..9c88e15 100644
--- a/sound/soc/fsl/mpc5200_dma.c
+++ b/sound/soc/fsl/mpc5200_dma.c
@@ -133,17 +133,12 @@
 	struct snd_soc_pcm_runtime *rtd = substream->private_data;
 	struct psc_dma *psc_dma = rtd->dai->cpu_dai->private_data;
 	struct snd_pcm_runtime *runtime = substream->runtime;
-	struct psc_dma_stream *s;
+	struct psc_dma_stream *s = to_psc_dma_stream(substream, psc_dma);
 	struct mpc52xx_psc __iomem *regs = psc_dma->psc_regs;
 	u16 imr;
 	unsigned long flags;
 	int i;
 
-	if (substream->pstr->stream == SNDRV_PCM_STREAM_CAPTURE)
-		s = &psc_dma->capture;
-	else
-		s = &psc_dma->playback;
-
 	switch (cmd) {
 	case SNDRV_PCM_TRIGGER_START:
 		dev_dbg(psc_dma->dev, "START: stream=%i fbits=%u ps=%u #p=%u\n",
diff --git a/sound/soc/fsl/mpc5200_dma.h b/sound/soc/fsl/mpc5200_dma.h
index c6f29e4..956d6a5 100644
--- a/sound/soc/fsl/mpc5200_dma.h
+++ b/sound/soc/fsl/mpc5200_dma.h
@@ -68,6 +68,15 @@
 	} stats;
 };
 
+/* Utility for retrieving psc_dma_stream structure from a substream */
+inline struct psc_dma_stream *
+to_psc_dma_stream(struct snd_pcm_substream *substream, struct psc_dma *psc_dma)
+{
+	if (substream->pstr->stream == SNDRV_PCM_STREAM_CAPTURE)
+		return &psc_dma->capture;
+	return &psc_dma->playback;
+}
+
 int mpc5200_audio_dma_create(struct of_device *op);
 int mpc5200_audio_dma_destroy(struct of_device *op);