diff --git a/sound/soc/davinci/davinci-i2s.c b/sound/soc/davinci/davinci-i2s.c
index 2ab8093..d336786 100644
--- a/sound/soc/davinci/davinci-i2s.c
+++ b/sound/soc/davinci/davinci-i2s.c
@@ -98,11 +98,6 @@
 };
 
 struct davinci_mcbsp_dev {
-	/*
-	 * dma_params must be first because rtd->dai->cpu_dai->private_data
-	 * is cast to a pointer of an array of struct davinci_pcm_dma_params in
-	 * davinci_pcm_open.
-	 */
 	struct davinci_pcm_dma_params	dma_params[2];
 	void __iomem			*base;
 #define MOD_DSP_A	0
@@ -549,6 +544,7 @@
 	dev->dma_params[SNDRV_PCM_STREAM_CAPTURE].channel = res->start;
 
 	davinci_i2s_dai.private_data = dev;
+	davinci_i2s_dai.dma_data = dev->dma_params;
 	ret = snd_soc_register_dai(&davinci_i2s_dai);
 	if (ret != 0)
 		goto err_free_mem;
diff --git a/sound/soc/davinci/davinci-mcasp.c b/sound/soc/davinci/davinci-mcasp.c
index 50ad051..0a302e1 100644
--- a/sound/soc/davinci/davinci-mcasp.c
+++ b/sound/soc/davinci/davinci-mcasp.c
@@ -904,6 +904,7 @@
 
 	dma_data->channel = res->start;
 	davinci_mcasp_dai[pdata->op_mode].private_data = dev;
+	davinci_mcasp_dai[pdata->op_mode].dma_data = dev->dma_params;
 	davinci_mcasp_dai[pdata->op_mode].dev = &pdev->dev;
 	ret = snd_soc_register_dai(&davinci_mcasp_dai[pdata->op_mode]);
 
diff --git a/sound/soc/davinci/davinci-mcasp.h b/sound/soc/davinci/davinci-mcasp.h
index 9d179cc..582c924 100644
--- a/sound/soc/davinci/davinci-mcasp.h
+++ b/sound/soc/davinci/davinci-mcasp.h
@@ -39,11 +39,6 @@
 };
 
 struct davinci_audio_dev {
-	/*
-	 * dma_params must be first because rtd->dai->cpu_dai->private_data
-	 * is cast to a pointer of an array of struct davinci_pcm_dma_params in
-	 * davinci_pcm_open.
-	 */
 	struct davinci_pcm_dma_params dma_params[2];
 	void __iomem *base;
 	int sample_rate;
diff --git a/sound/soc/davinci/davinci-pcm.c b/sound/soc/davinci/davinci-pcm.c
index fb10f1d..187ee96 100644
--- a/sound/soc/davinci/davinci-pcm.c
+++ b/sound/soc/davinci/davinci-pcm.c
@@ -253,10 +253,11 @@
 	struct davinci_runtime_data *prtd;
 	int ret = 0;
 	struct snd_soc_pcm_runtime *rtd = substream->private_data;
-	struct davinci_pcm_dma_params *pa = rtd->dai->cpu_dai->private_data;
-	struct davinci_pcm_dma_params *params = &pa[substream->stream];
-	if (!params)
+	struct davinci_pcm_dma_params *pa = rtd->dai->cpu_dai->dma_data;
+	struct davinci_pcm_dma_params *params;
+	if (!pa)
 		return -ENODEV;
+	params = &pa[substream->stream];
 
 	snd_soc_set_runtime_hwparams(substream, &davinci_pcm_hardware);
 	/* ensure that buffer size is a multiple of period size */