diff --git a/sound/aoa/codecs/onyx.c b/sound/aoa/codecs/onyx.c
index 4cedc69..f01bffb 100644
--- a/sound/aoa/codecs/onyx.c
+++ b/sound/aoa/codecs/onyx.c
@@ -889,7 +889,7 @@
 		return -ENODEV;
 	}
 
-	if (aoa_snd_device_new(SNDRV_DEV_LOWLEVEL, onyx, &ops)) {
+	if (aoa_snd_device_new(SNDRV_DEV_CODEC, onyx, &ops)) {
 		printk(KERN_ERR PFX "failed to create onyx snd device!\n");
 		return -ENODEV;
 	}
diff --git a/sound/aoa/codecs/tas.c b/sound/aoa/codecs/tas.c
index c491ae0..cf3c630 100644
--- a/sound/aoa/codecs/tas.c
+++ b/sound/aoa/codecs/tas.c
@@ -826,7 +826,7 @@
 		return -ENODEV;
 	}
 
-	if (aoa_snd_device_new(SNDRV_DEV_LOWLEVEL, tas, &ops)) {
+	if (aoa_snd_device_new(SNDRV_DEV_CODEC, tas, &ops)) {
 		printk(KERN_ERR PFX "failed to create tas snd device!\n");
 		return -ENODEV;
 	}
diff --git a/sound/aoa/codecs/toonie.c b/sound/aoa/codecs/toonie.c
index 69d2cb6..7e8c341 100644
--- a/sound/aoa/codecs/toonie.c
+++ b/sound/aoa/codecs/toonie.c
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@
 	if (toonie->codec.connected != 1)
 		return -ENOTCONN;
 
-	if (aoa_snd_device_new(SNDRV_DEV_LOWLEVEL, toonie, &ops)) {
+	if (aoa_snd_device_new(SNDRV_DEV_CODEC, toonie, &ops)) {
 		printk(KERN_ERR PFX "failed to create toonie snd device!\n");
 		return -ENODEV;
 	}