diff --git a/include/sound/ac97_codec.h b/include/sound/ac97_codec.h
index 251fc1c..9b1c098 100644
--- a/include/sound/ac97_codec.h
+++ b/include/sound/ac97_codec.h
@@ -642,4 +642,10 @@
 /* ad hoc AC97 device driver access */
 extern struct bus_type ac97_bus_type;
 
+/* AC97 platform_data adding function */
+static inline void snd_ac97_dev_add_pdata(struct snd_ac97 *ac97, void *data)
+{
+	ac97->dev.platform_data = data;
+}
+
 #endif /* __SOUND_AC97_CODEC_H */
diff --git a/include/sound/soc-dai.h b/include/sound/soc-dai.h
index 05991b0..25d62ac 100644
--- a/include/sound/soc-dai.h
+++ b/include/sound/soc-dai.h
@@ -179,6 +179,7 @@
 	int ac97_control;
 
 	struct device *dev;
+	void *ac97_pdata;	/* platform_data for the ac97 codec */
 
 	/* DAI callbacks */
 	int (*probe)(struct platform_device *pdev,
diff --git a/sound/soc/soc-core.c b/sound/soc/soc-core.c
index 8bf49a4..5eabb71 100644
--- a/sound/soc/soc-core.c
+++ b/sound/soc/soc-core.c
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@
 #include <linux/bitops.h>
 #include <linux/debugfs.h>
 #include <linux/platform_device.h>
+#include <sound/ac97_codec.h>
 #include <sound/core.h>
 #include <sound/pcm.h>
 #include <sound/pcm_params.h>
@@ -1461,8 +1462,11 @@
 				continue;
 			}
 		}
-		if (card->dai_link[i].codec_dai->ac97_control)
+		if (card->dai_link[i].codec_dai->ac97_control) {
 			ac97 = 1;
+			snd_ac97_dev_add_pdata(codec->ac97,
+				card->dai_link[i].cpu_dai->ac97_pdata);
+		}
 	}
 	snprintf(codec->card->shortname, sizeof(codec->card->shortname),
 		 "%s",  card->name);