diff --git a/include/sound/pcm.h b/include/sound/pcm.h
index 0cf91b2f08caaf4f9a8a70cee07a25cacc108986..1d58d7957390568ffeed055d47b6991580398409 100644
--- a/include/sound/pcm.h
+++ b/include/sound/pcm.h
@@ -454,6 +454,7 @@ struct snd_pcm {
 	void *private_data;
 	void (*private_free) (struct snd_pcm *pcm);
 	struct device *dev; /* actual hw device this belongs to */
+	bool internal; /* pcm is for internal use only */
 #if defined(CONFIG_SND_PCM_OSS) || defined(CONFIG_SND_PCM_OSS_MODULE)
 	struct snd_pcm_oss oss;
 #endif
@@ -475,6 +476,9 @@ extern const struct file_operations snd_pcm_f_ops[2];
 int snd_pcm_new(struct snd_card *card, const char *id, int device,
 		int playback_count, int capture_count,
 		struct snd_pcm **rpcm);
+int snd_pcm_new_internal(struct snd_card *card, const char *id, int device,
+		int playback_count, int capture_count,
+		struct snd_pcm **rpcm);
 int snd_pcm_new_stream(struct snd_pcm *pcm, int stream, int substream_count);
 
 int snd_pcm_notify(struct snd_pcm_notify *notify, int nfree);
diff --git a/sound/core/pcm.c b/sound/core/pcm.c
index 8928ca871c223f17da58f086a75e3b52d1edcf11..6e4bfcc14254cda1c38eb294b9cfce564de76ada 100644
--- a/sound/core/pcm.c
+++ b/sound/core/pcm.c
@@ -650,7 +650,7 @@ int snd_pcm_new_stream(struct snd_pcm *pcm, int stream, int substream_count)
 	pstr->stream = stream;
 	pstr->pcm = pcm;
 	pstr->substream_count = substream_count;
-	if (substream_count > 0) {
+	if (substream_count > 0 && !pcm->internal) {
 		err = snd_pcm_stream_proc_init(pstr);
 		if (err < 0) {
 			snd_printk(KERN_ERR "Error in snd_pcm_stream_proc_init\n");
@@ -674,15 +674,18 @@ int snd_pcm_new_stream(struct snd_pcm *pcm, int stream, int substream_count)
 			pstr->substream = substream;
 		else
 			prev->next = substream;
-		err = snd_pcm_substream_proc_init(substream);
-		if (err < 0) {
-			snd_printk(KERN_ERR "Error in snd_pcm_stream_proc_init\n");
-			if (prev == NULL)
-				pstr->substream = NULL;
-			else
-				prev->next = NULL;
-			kfree(substream);
-			return err;
+
+		if (!pcm->internal) {
+			err = snd_pcm_substream_proc_init(substream);
+			if (err < 0) {
+				snd_printk(KERN_ERR "Error in snd_pcm_stream_proc_init\n");
+				if (prev == NULL)
+					pstr->substream = NULL;
+				else
+					prev->next = NULL;
+				kfree(substream);
+				return err;
+			}
 		}
 		substream->group = &substream->self_group;
 		spin_lock_init(&substream->self_group.lock);
@@ -696,25 +699,9 @@ int snd_pcm_new_stream(struct snd_pcm *pcm, int stream, int substream_count)
 
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(snd_pcm_new_stream);
 
-/**
- * snd_pcm_new - create a new PCM instance
- * @card: the card instance
- * @id: the id string
- * @device: the device index (zero based)
- * @playback_count: the number of substreams for playback
- * @capture_count: the number of substreams for capture
- * @rpcm: the pointer to store the new pcm instance
- *
- * Creates a new PCM instance.
- *
- * The pcm operators have to be set afterwards to the new instance
- * via snd_pcm_set_ops().
- *
- * Returns zero if successful, or a negative error code on failure.
- */
-int snd_pcm_new(struct snd_card *card, const char *id, int device,
-		int playback_count, int capture_count,
-	        struct snd_pcm ** rpcm)
+static int _snd_pcm_new(struct snd_card *card, const char *id, int device,
+		int playback_count, int capture_count, bool internal,
+		struct snd_pcm **rpcm)
 {
 	struct snd_pcm *pcm;
 	int err;
@@ -735,6 +722,7 @@ int snd_pcm_new(struct snd_card *card, const char *id, int device,
 	}
 	pcm->card = card;
 	pcm->device = device;
+	pcm->internal = internal;
 	if (id)
 		strlcpy(pcm->id, id, sizeof(pcm->id));
 	if ((err = snd_pcm_new_stream(pcm, SNDRV_PCM_STREAM_PLAYBACK, playback_count)) < 0) {
@@ -756,8 +744,59 @@ int snd_pcm_new(struct snd_card *card, const char *id, int device,
 	return 0;
 }
 
+/**
+ * snd_pcm_new - create a new PCM instance
+ * @card: the card instance
+ * @id: the id string
+ * @device: the device index (zero based)
+ * @playback_count: the number of substreams for playback
+ * @capture_count: the number of substreams for capture
+ * @rpcm: the pointer to store the new pcm instance
+ *
+ * Creates a new PCM instance.
+ *
+ * The pcm operators have to be set afterwards to the new instance
+ * via snd_pcm_set_ops().
+ *
+ * Returns zero if successful, or a negative error code on failure.
+ */
+int snd_pcm_new(struct snd_card *card, const char *id, int device,
+		int playback_count, int capture_count, struct snd_pcm **rpcm)
+{
+	return _snd_pcm_new(card, id, device, playback_count, capture_count,
+			false, rpcm);
+}
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(snd_pcm_new);
 
+/**
+ * snd_pcm_new_internal - create a new internal PCM instance
+ * @card: the card instance
+ * @id: the id string
+ * @device: the device index (zero based - shared with normal PCMs)
+ * @playback_count: the number of substreams for playback
+ * @capture_count: the number of substreams for capture
+ * @rpcm: the pointer to store the new pcm instance
+ *
+ * Creates a new internal PCM instance with no userspace device or procfs
+ * entries. This is used by ASoC Back End PCMs in order to create a PCM that
+ * will only be used internally by kernel drivers. i.e. it cannot be opened
+ * by userspace. It provides existing ASoC components drivers with a substream
+ * and access to any private data.
+ *
+ * The pcm operators have to be set afterwards to the new instance
+ * via snd_pcm_set_ops().
+ *
+ * Returns zero if successful, or a negative error code on failure.
+ */
+int snd_pcm_new_internal(struct snd_card *card, const char *id, int device,
+	int playback_count, int capture_count,
+	struct snd_pcm **rpcm)
+{
+	return _snd_pcm_new(card, id, device, playback_count, capture_count,
+			true, rpcm);
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(snd_pcm_new_internal);
+
 static void snd_pcm_free_stream(struct snd_pcm_str * pstr)
 {
 	struct snd_pcm_substream *substream, *substream_next;
@@ -994,7 +1033,7 @@ static int snd_pcm_dev_register(struct snd_device *device)
 	}
 	for (cidx = 0; cidx < 2; cidx++) {
 		int devtype = -1;
-		if (pcm->streams[cidx].substream == NULL)
+		if (pcm->streams[cidx].substream == NULL || pcm->internal)
 			continue;
 		switch (cidx) {
 		case SNDRV_PCM_STREAM_PLAYBACK: