diff --git a/include/sound/soc.h b/include/sound/soc.h
index 4ab3dad..01e9c66 100644
--- a/include/sound/soc.h
+++ b/include/sound/soc.h
@@ -414,7 +414,7 @@
 	struct snd_ac97 *ac97;  /* for ad-hoc ac97 devices */
 	unsigned int active;
 	unsigned int pcm_devs;
-	void *private_data;
+	void *drvdata;
 
 	/* codec IO */
 	void *control_data; /* codec control (i2c/3wire) data */
@@ -597,6 +597,17 @@
 	return codec->write(codec, reg, val);
 }
 
+static inline void snd_soc_codec_set_drvdata(struct snd_soc_codec *codec,
+					     void *data)
+{
+	codec->drvdata = data;
+}
+
+static inline void *snd_soc_codec_get_drvdata(struct snd_soc_codec *codec)
+{
+	return codec->drvdata;
+}
+
 #include <sound/soc-dai.h>
 
 #endif