diff --git a/sound/soc/sh/rcar/core.c b/sound/soc/sh/rcar/core.c
index 3b6e21948c71333c39fa448fb77314a2ceed3b4d..7b995f025e2276caf5fe43b3c2ff9a6e906f69b0 100644
--- a/sound/soc/sh/rcar/core.c
+++ b/sound/soc/sh/rcar/core.c
@@ -137,15 +137,12 @@ char *rsnd_mod_name(struct rsnd_mod *mod)
 	return mod->ops->name;
 }
 
-char *rsnd_mod_dma_name(struct rsnd_mod *mod)
+struct dma_chan *rsnd_mod_dma_req(struct rsnd_mod *mod)
 {
-	if (!mod || !mod->ops)
-		return "unknown";
-
-	if (!mod->ops->dma_name)
-		return mod->ops->name;
+	if (!mod || !mod->ops || !mod->ops->dma_req)
+		return NULL;
 
-	return mod->ops->dma_name(mod);
+	return mod->ops->dma_req(mod);
 }
 
 void rsnd_mod_init(struct rsnd_mod *mod,
diff --git a/sound/soc/sh/rcar/dma.c b/sound/soc/sh/rcar/dma.c
index 3f34461da1e0e0cf7a8b4d796b7a65e7a48c70c7..92fd55044ee6b4948e185408cb8ce82d082767dd 100644
--- a/sound/soc/sh/rcar/dma.c
+++ b/sound/soc/sh/rcar/dma.c
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
  * published by the Free Software Foundation.
  */
 #include <linux/delay.h>
+#include <linux/of_dma.h>
 #include "rsnd.h"
 
 /*
@@ -52,28 +53,6 @@ static void rsnd_dmaen_complete(void *data)
 	rsnd_dai_pointer_update(io, io->byte_per_period);
 }
 
-#define DMA_NAME_SIZE 16
-static int _rsnd_dmaen_of_name(char *dma_name, struct rsnd_mod *mod)
-{
-	if (mod)
-		return snprintf(dma_name, DMA_NAME_SIZE / 2, "%s%d",
-				rsnd_mod_dma_name(mod), rsnd_mod_id(mod));
-	else
-		return snprintf(dma_name, DMA_NAME_SIZE / 2, "mem");
-
-}
-
-static void rsnd_dmaen_of_name(struct rsnd_mod *mod_from,
-			     struct rsnd_mod *mod_to,
-			     char *dma_name)
-{
-	int index = 0;
-
-	index = _rsnd_dmaen_of_name(dma_name + index, mod_from);
-	*(dma_name + index++) = '_';
-	index = _rsnd_dmaen_of_name(dma_name + index, mod_to);
-}
-
 static void rsnd_dmaen_stop(struct rsnd_dma *dma)
 {
 	struct rsnd_dmaen *dmaen = rsnd_dma_to_dmaen(dma);
@@ -115,6 +94,40 @@ static void rsnd_dmaen_start(struct rsnd_dma *dma)
 	dma_async_issue_pending(dmaen->chan);
 }
 
+struct dma_chan *rsnd_dma_request_channel(struct device_node *of_node,
+					  struct rsnd_mod *mod, char *name)
+{
+	struct dma_chan *chan;
+	struct device_node *np;
+	int i = 0;
+
+	for_each_child_of_node(of_node, np) {
+		if (i == rsnd_mod_id(mod))
+			break;
+		i++;
+	}
+
+	chan = of_dma_request_slave_channel(np, name);
+
+	of_node_put(np);
+	of_node_put(of_node);
+
+	return chan;
+}
+
+static struct dma_chan *rsnd_dmaen_request_channel(struct rsnd_mod *mod_from,
+						   struct rsnd_mod *mod_to)
+{
+	if ((!mod_from && !mod_to) ||
+	    (mod_from && mod_to))
+		return NULL;
+
+	if (mod_from)
+		return rsnd_mod_dma_req(mod_from);
+	else
+		return rsnd_mod_dma_req(mod_to);
+}
+
 static int rsnd_dmaen_init(struct rsnd_priv *priv, struct rsnd_dma *dma, int id,
 			   struct rsnd_mod *mod_from, struct rsnd_mod *mod_to)
 {
@@ -124,8 +137,6 @@ static int rsnd_dmaen_init(struct rsnd_priv *priv, struct rsnd_dma *dma, int id,
 	struct rsnd_mod *mod = rsnd_dma_to_mod(dma);
 	struct rsnd_dai_stream *io = rsnd_mod_to_io(mod);
 	int is_play = rsnd_io_is_play(io);
-	char dma_name[DMA_NAME_SIZE];
-	dma_cap_mask_t mask;
 	int ret;
 
 	if (dmaen->chan) {
@@ -135,10 +146,21 @@ static int rsnd_dmaen_init(struct rsnd_priv *priv, struct rsnd_dma *dma, int id,
 
 	dev_dbg(dev, "Audio DMAC init\n");
 
-	dma_cap_zero(mask);
-	dma_cap_set(DMA_SLAVE, mask);
+	if (dev->of_node) {
+		dmaen->chan = rsnd_dmaen_request_channel(mod_from, mod_to);
+	} else {
+		dma_cap_mask_t mask;
+
+		dma_cap_zero(mask);
+		dma_cap_set(DMA_SLAVE, mask);
 
-	rsnd_dmaen_of_name(mod_from, mod_to, dma_name);
+		dmaen->chan = dma_request_channel(mask, shdma_chan_filter,
+						  (void *)id);
+	}
+	if (IS_ERR_OR_NULL(dmaen->chan)) {
+		dev_err(dev, "can't get dma channel\n");
+		goto rsnd_dma_channel_err;
+	}
 
 	cfg.direction	= is_play ? DMA_MEM_TO_DEV : DMA_DEV_TO_MEM;
 	cfg.src_addr	= dma->src_addr;
@@ -146,16 +168,8 @@ static int rsnd_dmaen_init(struct rsnd_priv *priv, struct rsnd_dma *dma, int id,
 	cfg.src_addr_width = DMA_SLAVE_BUSWIDTH_4_BYTES;
 	cfg.dst_addr_width = DMA_SLAVE_BUSWIDTH_4_BYTES;
 
-	dev_dbg(dev, "dma : %s %pad -> %pad\n",
-		dma_name, &cfg.src_addr, &cfg.dst_addr);
-
-	dmaen->chan = dma_request_slave_channel_compat(mask, shdma_chan_filter,
-						     (void *)id, dev,
-						     dma_name);
-	if (!dmaen->chan) {
-		dev_err(dev, "can't get dma channel\n");
-		goto rsnd_dma_channel_err;
-	}
+	dev_dbg(dev, "dma : %pad -> %pad\n",
+		&cfg.src_addr, &cfg.dst_addr);
 
 	ret = dmaengine_slave_config(dmaen->chan, &cfg);
 	if (ret < 0)
diff --git a/sound/soc/sh/rcar/dvc.c b/sound/soc/sh/rcar/dvc.c
index e0990180e1ea2bc4ad9d2e0d14060e9681b3237d..aeeef1352eeee89280d5134954dfa2fb7fef0bb7 100644
--- a/sound/soc/sh/rcar/dvc.c
+++ b/sound/soc/sh/rcar/dvc.c
@@ -272,8 +272,17 @@ static int rsnd_dvc_pcm_new(struct rsnd_mod *mod,
 	return 0;
 }
 
+static struct dma_chan *rsnd_dvc_dma_req(struct rsnd_mod *mod)
+{
+	struct rsnd_priv *priv = rsnd_mod_to_priv(mod);
+
+	return rsnd_dma_request_channel(rsnd_dvc_of_node(priv),
+					mod, "tx");
+}
+
 static struct rsnd_mod_ops rsnd_dvc_ops = {
 	.name		= DVC_NAME,
+	.dma_req	= rsnd_dvc_dma_req,
 	.probe		= rsnd_dvc_probe_gen2,
 	.remove		= rsnd_dvc_remove_gen2,
 	.init		= rsnd_dvc_init,
diff --git a/sound/soc/sh/rcar/rsnd.h b/sound/soc/sh/rcar/rsnd.h
index 68bc3f46d70beb25f06eb1bd4e61a93986064d06..52c401c9eeef6249931195a347e5dee70919d0c8 100644
--- a/sound/soc/sh/rcar/rsnd.h
+++ b/sound/soc/sh/rcar/rsnd.h
@@ -207,6 +207,8 @@ void  rsnd_dma_quit(struct rsnd_dma *dma);
 int rsnd_dma_probe(struct platform_device *pdev,
 		   const struct rsnd_of_data *of_data,
 		   struct rsnd_priv *priv);
+struct dma_chan *rsnd_dma_request_channel(struct device_node *of_node,
+					  struct rsnd_mod *mod, char *name);
 
 #define rsnd_dma_to_mod(_dma) container_of((_dma), struct rsnd_mod, dma)
 
@@ -222,7 +224,7 @@ enum rsnd_mod_type {
 
 struct rsnd_mod_ops {
 	char *name;
-	char* (*dma_name)(struct rsnd_mod *mod);
+	struct dma_chan* (*dma_req)(struct rsnd_mod *mod);
 	int (*probe)(struct rsnd_mod *mod,
 		     struct rsnd_priv *priv);
 	int (*remove)(struct rsnd_mod *mod,
@@ -292,7 +294,7 @@ void rsnd_mod_init(struct rsnd_mod *mod,
 		   enum rsnd_mod_type type,
 		   int id);
 char *rsnd_mod_name(struct rsnd_mod *mod);
-char *rsnd_mod_dma_name(struct rsnd_mod *mod);
+struct dma_chan *rsnd_mod_dma_req(struct rsnd_mod *mod);
 
 /*
  *	R-Car sound DAI
diff --git a/sound/soc/sh/rcar/src.c b/sound/soc/sh/rcar/src.c
index 5a601bed415457a354748023f33e7a9fcac553ec..6ce8985757c12ba7f5928b74b9acdbe84cc7f1b1 100644
--- a/sound/soc/sh/rcar/src.c
+++ b/sound/soc/sh/rcar/src.c
@@ -114,6 +114,17 @@ struct rsnd_src {
 /*
  *		Gen1/Gen2 common functions
  */
+static struct dma_chan *rsnd_src_dma_req(struct rsnd_mod *mod)
+{
+	struct rsnd_priv *priv = rsnd_mod_to_priv(mod);
+	struct rsnd_dai_stream *io = rsnd_mod_to_io(mod);
+	int is_play = rsnd_io_is_play(io);
+
+	return rsnd_dma_request_channel(rsnd_src_of_node(priv),
+					mod,
+					is_play ? "rx" : "tx");
+}
+
 int rsnd_src_ssiu_start(struct rsnd_mod *ssi_mod,
 			int use_busif)
 {
@@ -506,6 +517,7 @@ static int rsnd_src_stop_gen1(struct rsnd_mod *mod,
 
 static struct rsnd_mod_ops rsnd_src_gen1_ops = {
 	.name	= SRC_NAME,
+	.dma_req = rsnd_src_dma_req,
 	.probe	= rsnd_src_probe_gen1,
 	.init	= rsnd_src_init_gen1,
 	.quit	= rsnd_src_quit,
@@ -780,6 +792,7 @@ static int rsnd_src_stop_gen2(struct rsnd_mod *mod,
 
 static struct rsnd_mod_ops rsnd_src_gen2_ops = {
 	.name	= SRC_NAME,
+	.dma_req = rsnd_src_dma_req,
 	.probe	= rsnd_src_probe_gen2,
 	.remove	= rsnd_src_remove_gen2,
 	.init	= rsnd_src_init_gen2,
diff --git a/sound/soc/sh/rcar/ssi.c b/sound/soc/sh/rcar/ssi.c
index 2133eb34ed06624d238ecad4ac45cd955b6b41c8..fea4aa53918ab83a8b34eb650cab6c63fa9a1d90 100644
--- a/sound/soc/sh/rcar/ssi.c
+++ b/sound/soc/sh/rcar/ssi.c
@@ -553,14 +553,25 @@ static int rsnd_ssi_dma_stop(struct rsnd_mod *mod,
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static char *rsnd_ssi_dma_name(struct rsnd_mod *mod)
+static struct dma_chan *rsnd_ssi_dma_req(struct rsnd_mod *mod)
 {
-	return rsnd_ssi_use_busif(mod) ? "ssiu" : SSI_NAME;
+	struct rsnd_priv *priv = rsnd_mod_to_priv(mod);
+	struct rsnd_dai_stream *io = rsnd_mod_to_io(mod);
+	int is_play = rsnd_io_is_play(io);
+	char *name;
+
+	if (rsnd_ssi_use_busif(mod))
+		name = is_play ? "rxu" : "txu";
+	else
+		name = is_play ? "rx" : "tx";
+
+	return rsnd_dma_request_channel(rsnd_ssi_of_node(priv),
+					mod, name);
 }
 
 static struct rsnd_mod_ops rsnd_ssi_dma_ops = {
 	.name	= SSI_NAME,
-	.dma_name = rsnd_ssi_dma_name,
+	.dma_req = rsnd_ssi_dma_req,
 	.probe	= rsnd_ssi_dma_probe,
 	.remove	= rsnd_ssi_dma_remove,
 	.init	= rsnd_ssi_init,