diff --git a/include/sound/soc.h b/include/sound/soc.h
index d97c4aa..539211b 100644
--- a/include/sound/soc.h
+++ b/include/sound/soc.h
@@ -1145,6 +1145,7 @@ struct snd_soc_pcm_runtime {
 	struct snd_compr *compr;
 	struct snd_soc_dai *codec_dai;
 	struct snd_soc_dai *cpu_dai;
+	struct snd_soc_dai **dais;
 
 	struct snd_soc_dai **codec_dais;
 	unsigned int num_codecs;
@@ -1184,7 +1185,11 @@ struct snd_soc_pcm_runtime {
 	     (i)++)
 #define for_each_rtd_codec_dais_rollback(rtd, i, dai)		\
 	for (; (--(i) >= 0) && ((dai) = rtd->codec_dais[i]);)
-
+#define for_each_rtd_dais(rtd, i, dai)					\
+	for ((i) = 0;							\
+	     ((i) < (rtd)->num_cpus + (rtd)->num_codecs) &&		\
+		     ((dai) = (rtd)->dais[i]);				\
+	     (i)++)
 
 void snd_soc_close_delayed_work(struct snd_soc_pcm_runtime *rtd);
 
diff --git a/sound/soc/soc-core.c b/sound/soc/soc-core.c
index e7e70b4..0fd582c 100644
--- a/sound/soc/soc-core.c
+++ b/sound/soc/soc-core.c
@@ -475,22 +475,22 @@ static struct snd_soc_pcm_runtime *soc_new_pcm_runtime(
 	INIT_DELAYED_WORK(&rtd->delayed_work, close_delayed_work);
 
 	/*
-	 * for rtd->codec_dais
+	 * for rtd->dais
 	 */
-	rtd->codec_dais = devm_kcalloc(dev, dai_link->num_codecs,
+	rtd->dais = devm_kcalloc(dev, dai_link->num_cpus + dai_link->num_codecs,
 					sizeof(struct snd_soc_dai *),
 					GFP_KERNEL);
-	if (!rtd->codec_dais)
+	if (!rtd->dais)
 		goto free_rtd;
 
 	/*
-	 * for rtd->cpu_dais
+	 * dais = [][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][]
+	 *	  ^cpu_dais         ^codec_dais
+	 *	  |--- num_cpus ---|--- num_codecs --|
 	 */
-	rtd->cpu_dais = devm_kcalloc(dev, dai_link->num_cpus,
-				     sizeof(struct snd_soc_dai *),
-				     GFP_KERNEL);
-	if (!rtd->cpu_dais)
-		goto free_rtd;
+	rtd->cpu_dais	= &rtd->dais[0];
+	rtd->codec_dais	= &rtd->dais[dai_link->num_cpus];
+
 	/*
 	 * rtd remaining settings
 	 */