diff --git a/include/sound/soc-dai.h b/include/sound/soc-dai.h
index 0f8b09520020493a4a6e863da815521526162a83..dc48fe081a20fe747dd377123866766abbf506d0 100644
--- a/include/sound/soc-dai.h
+++ b/include/sound/soc-dai.h
@@ -168,6 +168,7 @@ int snd_soc_dai_probe(struct snd_soc_dai *dai);
 int snd_soc_dai_remove(struct snd_soc_dai *dai);
 int snd_soc_dai_compress_new(struct snd_soc_dai *dai,
 			     struct snd_soc_pcm_runtime *rtd, int num);
+bool snd_soc_dai_stream_valid(struct snd_soc_dai *dai, int stream);
 
 struct snd_soc_dai_ops {
 	/*
diff --git a/sound/soc/soc-compress.c b/sound/soc/soc-compress.c
index ddef4ff677cec20201f93e8fc460fa5dc08f5691..289211069a1ecd913a6791312234de9e2f5bac1b 100644
--- a/sound/soc/soc-compress.c
+++ b/sound/soc/soc-compress.c
@@ -872,14 +872,13 @@ int snd_soc_new_compress(struct snd_soc_pcm_runtime *rtd, int num)
 	}
 
 	/* check client and interface hw capabilities */
-	if (codec_dai->driver->playback.channels_min)
+	if (snd_soc_dai_stream_valid(codec_dai, SNDRV_PCM_STREAM_PLAYBACK) &&
+	    snd_soc_dai_stream_valid(cpu_dai,   SNDRV_PCM_STREAM_PLAYBACK))
 		playback = 1;
-	if (codec_dai->driver->capture.channels_min)
+	if (snd_soc_dai_stream_valid(codec_dai, SNDRV_PCM_STREAM_CAPTURE) &&
+	    snd_soc_dai_stream_valid(cpu_dai,   SNDRV_PCM_STREAM_CAPTURE))
 		capture = 1;
 
-	capture = capture && cpu_dai->driver->capture.channels_min;
-	playback = playback && cpu_dai->driver->playback.channels_min;
-
 	/*
 	 * Compress devices are unidirectional so only one of the directions
 	 * should be set, check for that (xor)
diff --git a/sound/soc/soc-dai.c b/sound/soc/soc-dai.c
index e6f161b9f9759536f6b0d244beaa6f1a54186121..1c7f63871c1d9d98f38e637bb163011744213a34 100644
--- a/sound/soc/soc-dai.c
+++ b/sound/soc/soc-dai.c
@@ -387,3 +387,21 @@ int snd_soc_dai_compress_new(struct snd_soc_dai *dai,
 		return dai->driver->compress_new(rtd, num);
 	return -ENOTSUPP;
 }
+
+/*
+ * snd_soc_dai_stream_valid() - check if a DAI supports the given stream
+ *
+ * Returns true if the DAI supports the indicated stream type.
+ */
+bool snd_soc_dai_stream_valid(struct snd_soc_dai *dai, int dir)
+{
+	struct snd_soc_pcm_stream *stream;
+
+	if (dir == SNDRV_PCM_STREAM_PLAYBACK)
+		stream = &dai->driver->playback;
+	else
+		stream = &dai->driver->capture;
+
+	/* If the codec specifies any channels at all, it supports the stream */
+	return stream->channels_min;
+}
diff --git a/sound/soc/soc-pcm.c b/sound/soc/soc-pcm.c
index f3137723301c8281da59c966e9e27bd441c01949..fabeac164a6cda3e0e1c863ed23e92cce3756349 100644
--- a/sound/soc/soc-pcm.c
+++ b/sound/soc/soc-pcm.c
@@ -29,24 +29,6 @@
 
 #define DPCM_MAX_BE_USERS	8
 
-/*
- * snd_soc_dai_stream_valid() - check if a DAI supports the given stream
- *
- * Returns true if the DAI supports the indicated stream type.
- */
-static bool snd_soc_dai_stream_valid(struct snd_soc_dai *dai, int stream)
-{
-	struct snd_soc_pcm_stream *codec_stream;
-
-	if (stream == SNDRV_PCM_STREAM_PLAYBACK)
-		codec_stream = &dai->driver->playback;
-	else
-		codec_stream = &dai->driver->capture;
-
-	/* If the codec specifies any channels at all, it supports the stream */
-	return codec_stream->channels_min;
-}
-
 /**
  * snd_soc_runtime_activate() - Increment active count for PCM runtime components
  * @rtd: ASoC PCM runtime that is activated
@@ -2688,8 +2670,8 @@ static int soc_dpcm_fe_runtime_update(struct snd_soc_pcm_runtime *fe, int new)
 		new ? "new" : "old", fe->dai_link->name);
 
 	/* skip if FE doesn't have playback capability */
-	if (!fe->cpu_dai->driver->playback.channels_min ||
-	    !fe->codec_dai->driver->playback.channels_min)
+	if (!snd_soc_dai_stream_valid(fe->cpu_dai,   SNDRV_PCM_STREAM_PLAYBACK) ||
+	    !snd_soc_dai_stream_valid(fe->codec_dai, SNDRV_PCM_STREAM_PLAYBACK))
 		goto capture;
 
 	/* skip if FE isn't currently playing */
@@ -2719,8 +2701,8 @@ static int soc_dpcm_fe_runtime_update(struct snd_soc_pcm_runtime *fe, int new)
 
 capture:
 	/* skip if FE doesn't have capture capability */
-	if (!fe->cpu_dai->driver->capture.channels_min ||
-	    !fe->codec_dai->driver->capture.channels_min)
+	if (!snd_soc_dai_stream_valid(fe->cpu_dai,   SNDRV_PCM_STREAM_CAPTURE) ||
+	    !snd_soc_dai_stream_valid(fe->codec_dai, SNDRV_PCM_STREAM_CAPTURE))
 		return 0;
 
 	/* skip if FE isn't currently capturing */
@@ -3030,14 +3012,13 @@ int soc_new_pcm(struct snd_soc_pcm_runtime *rtd, int num)
 		capture = rtd->dai_link->dpcm_capture;
 	} else {
 		for_each_rtd_codec_dai(rtd, i, codec_dai) {
-			if (codec_dai->driver->playback.channels_min)
+			if (snd_soc_dai_stream_valid(codec_dai, SNDRV_PCM_STREAM_PLAYBACK) &&
+			    snd_soc_dai_stream_valid(cpu_dai,   SNDRV_PCM_STREAM_PLAYBACK))
 				playback = 1;
-			if (codec_dai->driver->capture.channels_min)
+			if (snd_soc_dai_stream_valid(codec_dai, SNDRV_PCM_STREAM_CAPTURE) &&
+			    snd_soc_dai_stream_valid(cpu_dai,   SNDRV_PCM_STREAM_CAPTURE))
 				capture = 1;
 		}
-
-		capture = capture && cpu_dai->driver->capture.channels_min;
-		playback = playback && cpu_dai->driver->playback.channels_min;
 	}
 
 	if (rtd->dai_link->playback_only) {
@@ -3375,11 +3356,11 @@ static ssize_t dpcm_state_read_file(struct file *file, char __user *user_buf,
 	if (!buf)
 		return -ENOMEM;
 
-	if (fe->cpu_dai->driver->playback.channels_min)
+	if (snd_soc_dai_stream_valid(fe->cpu_dai, SNDRV_PCM_STREAM_PLAYBACK))
 		offset += dpcm_show_state(fe, SNDRV_PCM_STREAM_PLAYBACK,
 					buf + offset, out_count - offset);
 
-	if (fe->cpu_dai->driver->capture.channels_min)
+	if (snd_soc_dai_stream_valid(fe->cpu_dai, SNDRV_PCM_STREAM_CAPTURE))
 		offset += dpcm_show_state(fe, SNDRV_PCM_STREAM_CAPTURE,
 					buf + offset, out_count - offset);