diff --git a/sound/soc/soc-core.c b/sound/soc/soc-core.c
index 3a4a5c0e3f9737c795f74367b04c9825462651f8..6ce621749f8d056d18fda727d6a000268c4e6a1b 100644
--- a/sound/soc/soc-core.c
+++ b/sound/soc/soc-core.c
@@ -1102,7 +1102,7 @@ static int soc_probe_component(struct snd_soc_card *card,
 	struct snd_soc_dai *dai;
 	int ret;
 
-	if (component->probed)
+	if (!strcmp(component->name, "snd-soc-dummy") || component->probed)
 		return 0;
 
 	component->card = card;
diff --git a/sound/soc/soc-dapm.c b/sound/soc/soc-dapm.c
index aa327c92480c56c2609699380594a75ad765fbda..37ab6b9b6902e3ca5e6340078a7da3012d14ed8c 100644
--- a/sound/soc/soc-dapm.c
+++ b/sound/soc/soc-dapm.c
@@ -3820,11 +3820,6 @@ static void dapm_connect_dai_link_widgets(struct snd_soc_card *card,
 	for (i = 0; i < rtd->num_codecs; i++) {
 		struct snd_soc_dai *codec_dai = rtd->codec_dais[i];
 
-		/* there is no point in connecting BE DAI links with dummies */
-		if (snd_soc_dai_is_dummy(codec_dai) ||
-			snd_soc_dai_is_dummy(cpu_dai))
-			continue;
-
 		/* connect BE DAI playback if widgets are valid */
 		if (codec_dai->playback_widget && cpu_dai->playback_widget) {
 			source = cpu_dai->playback_widget;