diff --git a/include/sound/soc-dai.h b/include/sound/soc-dai.h
index ae9a227d35d3538c233b2b1cb777afcbcb4e639d..97943fd397ccfd294f92b5129875a263a4be0e15 100644
--- a/include/sound/soc-dai.h
+++ b/include/sound/soc-dai.h
@@ -276,6 +276,13 @@ static inline void snd_soc_dai_set_dma_data(struct snd_soc_dai *dai,
 		dai->capture_dma_data = data;
 }
 
+static inline void snd_soc_dai_init_dma_data(struct snd_soc_dai *dai,
+					     void *playback, void *capture)
+{
+	dai->playback_dma_data = playback;
+	dai->capture_dma_data = capture;
+}
+
 static inline void snd_soc_dai_set_drvdata(struct snd_soc_dai *dai,
 		void *data)
 {