diff --git a/sound/soc/codecs/wm8776.c b/sound/soc/codecs/wm8776.c
index 44e7d9d..6946009 100644
--- a/sound/soc/codecs/wm8776.c
+++ b/sound/soc/codecs/wm8776.c
@@ -226,7 +226,7 @@
 			    struct snd_soc_dai *dai)
 {
 	struct snd_soc_codec *codec = dai->codec;
-	struct wm8776_priv *wm8776 = codec->private_data;
+	struct wm8776_priv *wm8776 = snd_soc_codec_get_drvdata(codec);
 	int iface_reg, iface;
 	int ratio_shift, master;
 	int i;
@@ -303,7 +303,7 @@
 			     int clk_id, unsigned int freq, int dir)
 {
 	struct snd_soc_codec *codec = dai->codec;
-	struct wm8776_priv *wm8776 = codec->private_data;
+	struct wm8776_priv *wm8776 = snd_soc_codec_get_drvdata(codec);
 
 	BUG_ON(dai->id >= ARRAY_SIZE(wm8776->sysclk));
 
@@ -490,7 +490,7 @@
 	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&codec->dapm_widgets);
 	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&codec->dapm_paths);
 
-	codec->private_data = wm8776;
+	snd_soc_codec_set_drvdata(codec, wm8776);
 	codec->name = "WM8776";
 	codec->owner = THIS_MODULE;
 	codec->bias_level = SND_SOC_BIAS_OFF;