diff --git a/include/sound/soc.h b/include/sound/soc.h
index e6a6d10de1d3b0852ea7c7e0031c075747e76094..d9d88dd9720da7c92de1b828a5c8ab784ae63c5d 100644
--- a/include/sound/soc.h
+++ b/include/sound/soc.h
@@ -521,6 +521,8 @@ struct snd_soc_card {
 	int (*set_bias_level)(struct snd_soc_card *,
 			      enum snd_soc_bias_level level);
 
+	int pmdown_time;
+
 	/* CPU <--> Codec DAI links  */
 	struct snd_soc_dai_link *dai_link;
 	int num_links;
diff --git a/sound/soc/soc-core.c b/sound/soc/soc-core.c
index ca89c782132df6f7fa58ed998f32ef2411d5bd96..94b9cde26139623121780e27eedb78138c52e097 100644
--- a/sound/soc/soc-core.c
+++ b/sound/soc/soc-core.c
@@ -542,7 +542,7 @@ static int soc_codec_close(struct snd_pcm_substream *substream)
 		/* start delayed pop wq here for playback streams */
 		codec_dai->pop_wait = 1;
 		schedule_delayed_work(&card->delayed_work,
-			msecs_to_jiffies(pmdown_time));
+			msecs_to_jiffies(card->pmdown_time));
 	} else {
 		/* capture streams can be powered down now */
 		snd_soc_dapm_stream_event(codec,
@@ -1039,6 +1039,8 @@ static void snd_soc_instantiate_card(struct snd_soc_card *card)
 	dev_dbg(card->dev, "All components present, instantiating\n");
 
 	/* Found everything, bring it up */
+	card->pmdown_time = pmdown_time;
+
 	if (card->probe) {
 		ret = card->probe(pdev);
 		if (ret < 0)