diff --git a/include/sound/pcm.h b/include/sound/pcm.h
index b429b73..735bd0c 100644
--- a/include/sound/pcm.h
+++ b/include/sound/pcm.h
@@ -449,6 +449,7 @@
 #endif
 #endif
 	struct snd_kcontrol *chmap_kctl; /* channel-mapping controls */
+	struct device dev;
 };
 
 struct snd_pcm {
@@ -465,7 +466,6 @@
 	wait_queue_head_t open_wait;
 	void *private_data;
 	void (*private_free) (struct snd_pcm *pcm);
-	struct device *dev; /* actual hw device this belongs to */
 	bool internal; /* pcm is for internal use only */
 	bool nonatomic; /* whole PCM operations are in non-atomic context */
 #if defined(CONFIG_SND_PCM_OSS) || defined(CONFIG_SND_PCM_OSS_MODULE)
diff --git a/sound/aoa/soundbus/i2sbus/pcm.c b/sound/aoa/soundbus/i2sbus/pcm.c
index 7b74a4b..a02b7b8 100644
--- a/sound/aoa/soundbus/i2sbus/pcm.c
+++ b/sound/aoa/soundbus/i2sbus/pcm.c
@@ -968,7 +968,6 @@
 			printk(KERN_DEBUG "i2sbus: failed to create pcm\n");
 			goto out_put_ci_module;
 		}
-		dev->pcm->dev = &dev->ofdev.dev;
 	}
 
 	/* ALSA yet again sucks.
@@ -988,6 +987,8 @@
 			goto out_put_ci_module;
 		snd_pcm_set_ops(dev->pcm, SNDRV_PCM_STREAM_PLAYBACK,
 				&i2sbus_playback_ops);
+		dev->pcm->streams[SNDRV_PCM_STREAM_PLAYBACK].dev.parent =
+			&dev->ofdev.dev;
 		i2sdev->out.created = 1;
 	}
 
@@ -1003,6 +1004,8 @@
 			goto out_put_ci_module;
 		snd_pcm_set_ops(dev->pcm, SNDRV_PCM_STREAM_CAPTURE,
 				&i2sbus_record_ops);
+		dev->pcm->streams[SNDRV_PCM_STREAM_CAPTURE].dev.parent =
+			&dev->ofdev.dev;
 		i2sdev->in.created = 1;
 	}
 
diff --git a/sound/core/pcm.c b/sound/core/pcm.c
index 1b7c473..4d5120f 100644
--- a/sound/core/pcm.c
+++ b/sound/core/pcm.c
@@ -673,6 +673,8 @@
 static inline int snd_pcm_substream_proc_done(struct snd_pcm_substream *substream) { return 0; }
 #endif /* CONFIG_SND_VERBOSE_PROCFS */
 
+static const struct attribute_group *pcm_dev_attr_groups[];
+
 /**
  * snd_pcm_new_stream - create a new PCM stream
  * @pcm: the pcm instance
@@ -698,7 +700,15 @@
 	pstr->stream = stream;
 	pstr->pcm = pcm;
 	pstr->substream_count = substream_count;
-	if (substream_count > 0 && !pcm->internal) {
+	if (!substream_count)
+		return 0;
+
+	snd_device_initialize(&pstr->dev, pcm->card);
+	pstr->dev.groups = pcm_dev_attr_groups;
+	dev_set_name(&pstr->dev, "pcmC%iD%i%c", pcm->card->number, pcm->device,
+		     stream == SNDRV_PCM_STREAM_PLAYBACK ? 'p' : 'c');
+
+	if (!pcm->internal) {
 		err = snd_pcm_stream_proc_init(pstr);
 		if (err < 0) {
 			pcm_err(pcm, "Error in snd_pcm_stream_proc_init\n");
@@ -868,6 +878,8 @@
 		kfree(setup);
 	}
 #endif
+	if (pstr->substream_count)
+		put_device(&pstr->dev);
 }
 
 static int snd_pcm_free(struct snd_pcm *pcm)
@@ -1069,9 +1081,7 @@
 	int cidx, err;
 	struct snd_pcm_substream *substream;
 	struct snd_pcm_notify *notify;
-	char str[16];
 	struct snd_pcm *pcm;
-	struct device *dev;
 
 	if (snd_BUG_ON(!device || !device->device_data))
 		return -ENXIO;
@@ -1088,42 +1098,24 @@
 			continue;
 		switch (cidx) {
 		case SNDRV_PCM_STREAM_PLAYBACK:
-			sprintf(str, "pcmC%iD%ip", pcm->card->number, pcm->device);
 			devtype = SNDRV_DEVICE_TYPE_PCM_PLAYBACK;
 			break;
 		case SNDRV_PCM_STREAM_CAPTURE:
-			sprintf(str, "pcmC%iD%ic", pcm->card->number, pcm->device);
 			devtype = SNDRV_DEVICE_TYPE_PCM_CAPTURE;
 			break;
 		}
-		/* device pointer to use, pcm->dev takes precedence if
-		 * it is assigned, otherwise fall back to card's device
-		 * if possible */
-		dev = pcm->dev;
-		if (!dev)
-			dev = snd_card_get_device_link(pcm->card);
 		/* register pcm */
 		err = snd_register_device_for_dev(devtype, pcm->card,
 						  pcm->device,
 						  &snd_pcm_f_ops[cidx],
-						  pcm, NULL, dev, str);
+						  pcm, &pcm->streams[cidx].dev,
+						  NULL, NULL);
 		if (err < 0) {
 			list_del(&pcm->list);
 			mutex_unlock(&register_mutex);
 			return err;
 		}
 
-		dev = snd_get_device(devtype, pcm->card, pcm->device);
-		if (dev) {
-			err = sysfs_create_groups(&dev->kobj,
-						  pcm_dev_attr_groups);
-			if (err < 0)
-				dev_warn(dev,
-					 "pcm %d:%d: cannot create sysfs groups\n",
-					 pcm->card->number, pcm->device);
-			put_device(dev);
-		}
-
 		for (substream = pcm->streams[cidx].substream; substream; substream = substream->next)
 			snd_pcm_timer_init(substream);
 	}
diff --git a/sound/pci/hda/hda_controller.c b/sound/pci/hda/hda_controller.c
index 0cfc9c8..712ec5c 100644
--- a/sound/pci/hda/hda_controller.c
+++ b/sound/pci/hda/hda_controller.c
@@ -939,7 +939,8 @@
 					      chip->card->dev,
 					      size, MAX_PREALLOC_SIZE);
 	/* link to codec */
-	pcm->dev = &codec->dev;
+	for (s = 0; s < 2; s++)
+		pcm->streams[s].dev.parent = &codec->dev;
 	return 0;
 }
 
diff --git a/sound/soc/intel/sst-mfld-platform-pcm.c b/sound/soc/intel/sst-mfld-platform-pcm.c
index a1a8d9d..2d80c4e 100644
--- a/sound/soc/intel/sst-mfld-platform-pcm.c
+++ b/sound/soc/intel/sst-mfld-platform-pcm.c
@@ -645,7 +645,6 @@
 
 static void sst_pcm_free(struct snd_pcm *pcm)
 {
-	dev_dbg(pcm->dev, "sst_pcm_free called\n");
 	snd_pcm_lib_preallocate_free_for_all(pcm);
 }