diff --git a/include/sound/soc-component.h b/include/sound/soc-component.h
index 1e3b70855ba71ec2dafee830aced7ab0c97bce8e..9600dc4ca6b4fa6e328c28dab86d82d1b9655717 100644
--- a/include/sound/soc-component.h
+++ b/include/sound/soc-component.h
@@ -355,5 +355,6 @@ int snd_soc_component_trigger(struct snd_soc_component *component,
 			      int cmd);
 void snd_soc_component_suspend(struct snd_soc_component *component);
 void snd_soc_component_resume(struct snd_soc_component *component);
+int snd_soc_component_is_suspended(struct snd_soc_component *component);
 
 #endif /* __SOC_COMPONENT_H */
diff --git a/sound/soc/soc-component.c b/sound/soc/soc-component.c
index cbae7672b72d33ac7a5c00d2fd058846ffd8fd06..0a9ca84d7ac6ad5efa6b4993852187dc2589259b 100644
--- a/sound/soc/soc-component.c
+++ b/sound/soc/soc-component.c
@@ -361,3 +361,8 @@ void snd_soc_component_resume(struct snd_soc_component *component)
 		component->driver->resume(component);
 	component->suspended = 0;
 }
+
+int snd_soc_component_is_suspended(struct snd_soc_component *component)
+{
+	return component->suspended;
+}
diff --git a/sound/soc/soc-core.c b/sound/soc/soc-core.c
index 6cdfe7b2fe068d52152618ca87e5a727aa31b791..ea93edd328a2d9a6d30591bb522aeeef180d830a 100644
--- a/sound/soc/soc-core.c
+++ b/sound/soc/soc-core.c
@@ -503,7 +503,7 @@ int snd_soc_suspend(struct device *dev)
 		 * If there are paths active then the COMPONENT will be held
 		 * with bias _ON and should not be suspended.
 		 */
-		if (!component->suspended) {
+		if (!snd_soc_component_is_suspended(component)) {
 			switch (snd_soc_dapm_get_bias_level(dapm)) {
 			case SND_SOC_BIAS_STANDBY:
 				/*
@@ -592,9 +592,8 @@ static void soc_resume_deferred(struct work_struct *work)
 	}
 
 	for_each_card_components(card, component) {
-		if (component->suspended) {
+		if (snd_soc_component_is_suspended(component))
 			snd_soc_component_resume(component);
-		}
 	}
 
 	for_each_card_rtds(card, rtd) {