diff --git a/include/sound/soc-component.h b/include/sound/soc-component.h
index d3048ad06582..5d80b2eef525 100644
--- a/include/sound/soc-component.h
+++ b/include/sound/soc-component.h
@@ -382,5 +382,6 @@ struct page *snd_soc_pcm_component_page(struct snd_pcm_substream *substream,
 int snd_soc_pcm_component_mmap(struct snd_pcm_substream *substream,
 			       struct vm_area_struct *vma);
 int snd_soc_pcm_component_new(struct snd_pcm *pcm);
+void snd_soc_pcm_component_free(struct snd_pcm *pcm);
 
 #endif /* __SOC_COMPONENT_H */
diff --git a/sound/soc/soc-component.c b/sound/soc/soc-component.c
index ff13d901bbab..79ffc2820ba9 100644
--- a/sound/soc/soc-component.c
+++ b/sound/soc/soc-component.c
@@ -545,3 +545,17 @@ int snd_soc_pcm_component_new(struct snd_pcm *pcm)
 
 	return 0;
 }
+
+void snd_soc_pcm_component_free(struct snd_pcm *pcm)
+{
+	struct snd_soc_pcm_runtime *rtd = pcm->private_data;
+	struct snd_soc_rtdcom_list *rtdcom;
+	struct snd_soc_component *component;
+
+	for_each_rtdcom(rtd, rtdcom) {
+		component = rtdcom->component;
+
+		if (component->driver->pcm_free)
+			component->driver->pcm_free(pcm);
+	}
+}
diff --git a/sound/soc/soc-pcm.c b/sound/soc/soc-pcm.c
index 955c49fd3bda..77c986fe08d0 100644
--- a/sound/soc/soc-pcm.c
+++ b/sound/soc/soc-pcm.c
@@ -2805,17 +2805,10 @@ static int dpcm_fe_dai_close(struct snd_pcm_substream *fe_substream)
 static void soc_pcm_private_free(struct snd_pcm *pcm)
 {
 	struct snd_soc_pcm_runtime *rtd = pcm->private_data;
-	struct snd_soc_rtdcom_list *rtdcom;
-	struct snd_soc_component *component;
 
 	/* need to sync the delayed work before releasing resources */
 	flush_delayed_work(&rtd->delayed_work);
-	for_each_rtdcom(rtd, rtdcom) {
-		component = rtdcom->component;
-
-		if (component->driver->pcm_free)
-			component->driver->pcm_free(pcm);
-	}
+	snd_soc_pcm_component_free(pcm);
 }
 
 /* create a new pcm */