diff --git a/include/sound/dmaengine_pcm.h b/include/sound/dmaengine_pcm.h
index 1c8f9e1ef2a5a511a2df3bdbb8e8c6444b58f309..67be2445941a613bcc74918d8964bfe3aef907ff 100644
--- a/include/sound/dmaengine_pcm.h
+++ b/include/sound/dmaengine_pcm.h
@@ -71,6 +71,7 @@ struct dma_chan *snd_dmaengine_pcm_get_chan(struct snd_pcm_substream *substream)
  * @slave_id: Slave requester id for the DMA channel.
  * @filter_data: Custom DMA channel filter data, this will usually be used when
  * requesting the DMA channel.
+ * @chan_name: Custom channel name to use when requesting DMA channel.
  * @fifo_size: FIFO size of the DAI controller in bytes
  * @flags: PCM_DAI flags, only SND_DMAENGINE_PCM_DAI_FLAG_PACK for now
  */
@@ -80,6 +81,7 @@ struct snd_dmaengine_dai_dma_data {
 	u32 maxburst;
 	unsigned int slave_id;
 	void *filter_data;
+	const char *chan_name;
 	unsigned int fifo_size;
 	unsigned int flags;
 };
@@ -105,6 +107,10 @@ void snd_dmaengine_pcm_set_config_from_dai_data(
  * playback.
  */
 #define SND_DMAENGINE_PCM_FLAG_HALF_DUPLEX BIT(3)
+/*
+ * The PCM streams have custom channel names specified.
+ */
+#define SND_DMAENGINE_PCM_FLAG_CUSTOM_CHANNEL_NAME BIT(4)
 
 /**
  * struct snd_dmaengine_pcm_config - Configuration data for dmaengine based PCM
diff --git a/sound/soc/samsung/dmaengine.c b/sound/soc/samsung/dmaengine.c
index cda656e4afc6985e0fe6ffb78f3abe486d7374e2..9104c98deeb75ab8ac3113e5be85ff4958fa2bdf 100644
--- a/sound/soc/samsung/dmaengine.c
+++ b/sound/soc/samsung/dmaengine.c
@@ -37,8 +37,12 @@ int samsung_asoc_dma_platform_register(struct device *dev, dma_filter_fn filter,
 	pcm_conf->prepare_slave_config = snd_dmaengine_pcm_prepare_slave_config;
 	pcm_conf->compat_filter_fn = filter;
 
-	pcm_conf->chan_names[SNDRV_PCM_STREAM_PLAYBACK] = tx;
-	pcm_conf->chan_names[SNDRV_PCM_STREAM_CAPTURE] = rx;
+	if (dev->of_node) {
+		pcm_conf->chan_names[SNDRV_PCM_STREAM_PLAYBACK] = tx;
+		pcm_conf->chan_names[SNDRV_PCM_STREAM_CAPTURE] = rx;
+	} else {
+		flags |= SND_DMAENGINE_PCM_FLAG_CUSTOM_CHANNEL_NAME;
+	}
 
 	return devm_snd_dmaengine_pcm_register(dev, pcm_conf, flags);
 }
diff --git a/sound/soc/samsung/i2s.c b/sound/soc/samsung/i2s.c
index e00974bc561670ff30413a85e5fe2644148617e3..85324e61cbd56da5c07a55ae02151516ce4a8f00 100644
--- a/sound/soc/samsung/i2s.c
+++ b/sound/soc/samsung/i2s.c
@@ -1305,6 +1305,8 @@ static int samsung_i2s_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	}
 	pri_dai->dma_playback.addr = regs_base + I2STXD;
 	pri_dai->dma_capture.addr = regs_base + I2SRXD;
+	pri_dai->dma_playback.chan_name = "tx";
+	pri_dai->dma_capture.chan_name = "rx";
 	pri_dai->dma_playback.addr_width = 4;
 	pri_dai->dma_capture.addr_width = 4;
 	pri_dai->quirks = quirks;
@@ -1329,6 +1331,7 @@ static int samsung_i2s_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 		sec_dai->lock = &pri_dai->spinlock;
 		sec_dai->variant_regs = pri_dai->variant_regs;
 		sec_dai->dma_playback.addr = regs_base + I2STXDS;
+		sec_dai->dma_playback.chan_name = "tx-sec";
 
 		if (!np) {
 			sec_dai->dma_playback.filter_data = i2s_pdata->dma_play_sec;
diff --git a/sound/soc/samsung/s3c2412-i2s.c b/sound/soc/samsung/s3c2412-i2s.c
index 6d0b8897fa6cdf64e77aec7c951234a2e285d89d..0a4718207e6ec41ae9f1535c5757066c73710f6a 100644
--- a/sound/soc/samsung/s3c2412-i2s.c
+++ b/sound/soc/samsung/s3c2412-i2s.c
@@ -35,10 +35,12 @@
 #include <linux/platform_data/asoc-s3c.h>
 
 static struct snd_dmaengine_dai_dma_data s3c2412_i2s_pcm_stereo_out = {
+	.chan_name	= "tx",
 	.addr_width	= 4,
 };
 
 static struct snd_dmaengine_dai_dma_data s3c2412_i2s_pcm_stereo_in = {
+	.chan_name	= "rx",
 	.addr_width	= 4,
 };
 
diff --git a/sound/soc/samsung/s3c24xx-i2s.c b/sound/soc/samsung/s3c24xx-i2s.c
index 07f5091b33e898bf7e6af19b02802db9645f2390..91e6871e5413a64898e33339d41903d15cba7f41 100644
--- a/sound/soc/samsung/s3c24xx-i2s.c
+++ b/sound/soc/samsung/s3c24xx-i2s.c
@@ -31,10 +31,12 @@
 #include "s3c24xx-i2s.h"
 
 static struct snd_dmaengine_dai_dma_data s3c24xx_i2s_pcm_stereo_out = {
+	.chan_name	= "tx",
 	.addr_width	= 2,
 };
 
 static struct snd_dmaengine_dai_dma_data s3c24xx_i2s_pcm_stereo_in = {
+	.chan_name	= "rx",
 	.addr_width	= 2,
 };
 
diff --git a/sound/soc/soc-generic-dmaengine-pcm.c b/sound/soc/soc-generic-dmaengine-pcm.c
index 17eb14935577764a59b9dd06e27cf515ce850ab8..d53786498b61238cd8a6ade0481df8f65a9626bd 100644
--- a/sound/soc/soc-generic-dmaengine-pcm.c
+++ b/sound/soc/soc-generic-dmaengine-pcm.c
@@ -263,6 +263,7 @@ static int dmaengine_pcm_new(struct snd_soc_pcm_runtime *rtd)
 	struct dmaengine_pcm *pcm = soc_platform_to_pcm(rtd->platform);
 	const struct snd_dmaengine_pcm_config *config = pcm->config;
 	struct device *dev = rtd->platform->dev;
+	struct snd_dmaengine_dai_dma_data *dma_data;
 	struct snd_pcm_substream *substream;
 	size_t prealloc_buffer_size;
 	size_t max_buffer_size;
@@ -282,6 +283,13 @@ static int dmaengine_pcm_new(struct snd_soc_pcm_runtime *rtd)
 		if (!substream)
 			continue;
 
+		dma_data = snd_soc_dai_get_dma_data(rtd->cpu_dai, substream);
+
+		if (!pcm->chan[i] &&
+		    (pcm->flags & SND_DMAENGINE_PCM_FLAG_CUSTOM_CHANNEL_NAME))
+			pcm->chan[i] = dma_request_slave_channel(dev,
+				dma_data->chan_name);
+
 		if (!pcm->chan[i] && (pcm->flags & SND_DMAENGINE_PCM_FLAG_COMPAT)) {
 			pcm->chan[i] = dmaengine_pcm_compat_request_channel(rtd,
 				substream);
@@ -350,7 +358,9 @@ static int dmaengine_pcm_request_chan_of(struct dmaengine_pcm *pcm,
 	const char *name;
 	struct dma_chan *chan;
 
-	if ((pcm->flags & SND_DMAENGINE_PCM_FLAG_NO_DT) || !dev->of_node)
+	if ((pcm->flags & (SND_DMAENGINE_PCM_FLAG_NO_DT |
+			   SND_DMAENGINE_PCM_FLAG_CUSTOM_CHANNEL_NAME)) ||
+	    !dev->of_node)
 		return 0;
 
 	if (config && config->dma_dev) {