diff --git a/sound/soc/atmel/atmel_ssc_dai.c b/sound/soc/atmel/atmel_ssc_dai.c
index ff0054b..e588e63 100644
--- a/sound/soc/atmel/atmel_ssc_dai.c
+++ b/sound/soc/atmel/atmel_ssc_dai.c
@@ -697,6 +697,15 @@
 #define ATMEL_SSC_FORMATS (SNDRV_PCM_FMTBIT_S8     | SNDRV_PCM_FMTBIT_S16_LE |\
 			  SNDRV_PCM_FMTBIT_S24_LE | SNDRV_PCM_FMTBIT_S32_LE)
 
+static struct snd_soc_dai_ops atmel_ssc_dai_ops = {
+	.startup	= atmel_ssc_startup,
+	.shutdown	= atmel_ssc_shutdown,
+	.prepare	= atmel_ssc_prepare,
+	.hw_params	= atmel_ssc_hw_params,
+	.set_fmt	= atmel_ssc_set_dai_fmt,
+	.set_clkdiv	= atmel_ssc_set_dai_clkdiv,
+};
+
 struct snd_soc_dai atmel_ssc_dai[NUM_SSC_DEVICES] = {
 	{	.name = "atmel-ssc0",
 		.id = 0,
@@ -712,13 +721,7 @@
 			.channels_max = 2,
 			.rates = ATMEL_SSC_RATES,
 			.formats = ATMEL_SSC_FORMATS,},
-		.ops = {
-			.startup = atmel_ssc_startup,
-			.shutdown = atmel_ssc_shutdown,
-			.prepare = atmel_ssc_prepare,
-			.hw_params = atmel_ssc_hw_params,
-			.set_fmt = atmel_ssc_set_dai_fmt,
-			.set_clkdiv = atmel_ssc_set_dai_clkdiv,},
+		.ops = &atmel_ssc_dai_ops,
 		.private_data = &ssc_info[0],
 	},
 #if NUM_SSC_DEVICES == 3
@@ -736,13 +739,7 @@
 			.channels_max = 2,
 			.rates = ATMEL_SSC_RATES,
 			.formats = ATMEL_SSC_FORMATS,},
-		.ops = {
-			.startup = atmel_ssc_startup,
-			.shutdown = atmel_ssc_shutdown,
-			.prepare = atmel_ssc_prepare,
-			.hw_params = atmel_ssc_hw_params,
-			.set_fmt = atmel_ssc_set_dai_fmt,
-			.set_clkdiv = atmel_ssc_set_dai_clkdiv,},
+		.ops = &atmel_ssc_dai_ops,
 		.private_data = &ssc_info[1],
 	},
 	{	.name = "atmel-ssc2",
@@ -759,13 +756,7 @@
 			.channels_max = 2,
 			.rates = ATMEL_SSC_RATES,
 			.formats = ATMEL_SSC_FORMATS,},
-		.ops = {
-			.startup = atmel_ssc_startup,
-			.shutdown = atmel_ssc_shutdown,
-			.prepare = atmel_ssc_prepare,
-			.hw_params = atmel_ssc_hw_params,
-			.set_fmt = atmel_ssc_set_dai_fmt,
-			.set_clkdiv = atmel_ssc_set_dai_clkdiv,},
+		.ops = &atmel_ssc_dai_ops,
 		.private_data = &ssc_info[2],
 	},
 #endif