diff --git a/include/sound/soc-dapm.h b/include/sound/soc-dapm.h
index 27a72d5d4b00ff36133fb19a2a1580044ac27d11..2037c45adfe648e907fa86290f7dfea847989c20 100644
--- a/include/sound/soc-dapm.h
+++ b/include/sound/soc-dapm.h
@@ -286,6 +286,8 @@ struct device;
 	.info = snd_soc_info_volsw, \
 	.get = snd_soc_dapm_get_volsw, .put = snd_soc_dapm_put_volsw, \
 	.private_value = SOC_SINGLE_VALUE(reg, shift, max, invert, 1) }
+#define SOC_DAPM_SINGLE_VIRT(xname, max) \
+	SOC_DAPM_SINGLE(xname, SND_SOC_NOPM, 0, max, 0)
 #define SOC_DAPM_SINGLE_TLV(xname, reg, shift, max, invert, tlv_array) \
 {	.iface = SNDRV_CTL_ELEM_IFACE_MIXER, .name = xname, \
 	.info = snd_soc_info_volsw, \
@@ -300,6 +302,8 @@ struct device;
 	.tlv.p = (tlv_array), \
 	.get = snd_soc_dapm_get_volsw, .put = snd_soc_dapm_put_volsw, \
 	.private_value = SOC_SINGLE_VALUE(reg, shift, max, invert, 0) }
+#define SOC_DAPM_SINGLE_TLV_VIRT(xname, max, tlv_array) \
+	SOC_DAPM_SINGLE(xname, SND_SOC_NOPM, 0, max, 0, tlv_array)
 #define SOC_DAPM_ENUM(xname, xenum) \
 {	.iface = SNDRV_CTL_ELEM_IFACE_MIXER, .name = xname, \
 	.info = snd_soc_info_enum_double, \
diff --git a/include/sound/soc.h b/include/sound/soc.h
index d22cb0a06feb36949476ac8c761e3f1c0efa671c..b429dba57bf62f5a85fca9207b7c2919caf6dedf 100644
--- a/include/sound/soc.h
+++ b/include/sound/soc.h
@@ -1088,7 +1088,8 @@ struct snd_soc_pcm_runtime {
 /* mixer control */
 struct soc_mixer_control {
 	int min, max, platform_max;
-	unsigned int reg, rreg, shift, rshift;
+	int reg, rreg;
+	unsigned int shift, rshift;
 	unsigned int invert:1;
 	unsigned int autodisable:1;
 };
diff --git a/sound/soc/soc-dapm.c b/sound/soc/soc-dapm.c
index 177f8a1938da0bc5c569674434e0dff202d8d528..9273216f22fce7890cee024290b7d35a5952ab25 100644
--- a/sound/soc/soc-dapm.c
+++ b/sound/soc/soc-dapm.c
@@ -499,18 +499,22 @@ static void dapm_set_path_status(struct snd_soc_dapm_widget *w,
 		int val;
 		struct soc_mixer_control *mc = (struct soc_mixer_control *)
 			w->kcontrol_news[i].private_value;
-		unsigned int reg = mc->reg;
+		int reg = mc->reg;
 		unsigned int shift = mc->shift;
 		int max = mc->max;
 		unsigned int mask = (1 << fls(max)) - 1;
 		unsigned int invert = mc->invert;
 
-		val = soc_widget_read(w, reg);
-		val = (val >> shift) & mask;
-		if (invert)
-			val = max - val;
+		if (reg != SND_SOC_NOPM) {
+			val = soc_widget_read(w, reg);
+			val = (val >> shift) & mask;
+			if (invert)
+				val = max - val;
+			p->connect = !!val;
+		} else {
+			p->connect = 0;
+		}
 
-		p->connect = !!val;
 	}
 	break;
 	case snd_soc_dapm_mux: {
@@ -2792,7 +2796,7 @@ int snd_soc_dapm_get_volsw(struct snd_kcontrol *kcontrol,
 	struct snd_soc_card *card = codec->card;
 	struct soc_mixer_control *mc =
 		(struct soc_mixer_control *)kcontrol->private_value;
-	unsigned int reg = mc->reg;
+	int reg = mc->reg;
 	unsigned int shift = mc->shift;
 	int max = mc->max;
 	unsigned int mask = (1 << fls(max)) - 1;
@@ -2805,7 +2809,7 @@ int snd_soc_dapm_get_volsw(struct snd_kcontrol *kcontrol,
 			 kcontrol->id.name);
 
 	mutex_lock_nested(&card->dapm_mutex, SND_SOC_DAPM_CLASS_RUNTIME);
-	if (dapm_kcontrol_is_powered(kcontrol))
+	if (dapm_kcontrol_is_powered(kcontrol) && reg != SND_SOC_NOPM)
 		val = (snd_soc_read(codec, reg) >> shift) & mask;
 	else
 		val = dapm_kcontrol_get_value(kcontrol);
@@ -2836,7 +2840,7 @@ int snd_soc_dapm_put_volsw(struct snd_kcontrol *kcontrol,
 	struct snd_soc_card *card = codec->card;
 	struct soc_mixer_control *mc =
 		(struct soc_mixer_control *)kcontrol->private_value;
-	unsigned int reg = mc->reg;
+	int reg = mc->reg;
 	unsigned int shift = mc->shift;
 	int max = mc->max;
 	unsigned int mask = (1 << fls(max)) - 1;
@@ -2858,19 +2862,24 @@ int snd_soc_dapm_put_volsw(struct snd_kcontrol *kcontrol,
 
 	mutex_lock_nested(&card->dapm_mutex, SND_SOC_DAPM_CLASS_RUNTIME);
 
-	dapm_kcontrol_set_value(kcontrol, val);
+	change = dapm_kcontrol_set_value(kcontrol, val);
 
-	mask = mask << shift;
-	val = val << shift;
+	if (reg != SND_SOC_NOPM) {
+		mask = mask << shift;
+		val = val << shift;
+
+		change = snd_soc_test_bits(codec, reg, mask, val);
+	}
 
-	change = snd_soc_test_bits(codec, reg, mask, val);
 	if (change) {
-		update.kcontrol = kcontrol;
-		update.reg = reg;
-		update.mask = mask;
-		update.val = val;
+		if (reg != SND_SOC_NOPM) {
+			update.kcontrol = kcontrol;
+			update.reg = reg;
+			update.mask = mask;
+			update.val = val;
 
-		card->update = &update;
+			card->update = &update;
+		}
 
 		soc_dapm_mixer_update_power(card, kcontrol, connect);