diff --git a/include/sound/soc.h b/include/sound/soc.h
index 8ec1de856ee7e17f0d080623544a17e09d8746bd..e665f111b0d27548015b2b35e8f4c7bfab098df1 100644
--- a/include/sound/soc.h
+++ b/include/sound/soc.h
@@ -985,6 +985,12 @@ struct snd_soc_dai_link {
 	/* Do not create a PCM for this DAI link (Backend link) */
 	unsigned int ignore:1;
 
+	/*
+	 * This driver uses legacy platform naming. Set by the core, machine
+	 * drivers should not modify this value.
+	 */
+	unsigned int legacy_platform:1;
+
 	struct list_head list; /* DAI link list of the soc card */
 	struct snd_soc_dobj dobj; /* For topology */
 };
diff --git a/sound/soc/soc-core.c b/sound/soc/soc-core.c
index 0934b36645b3eabe89e559f21b1fec986e998c1c..cdcc417c94ca165c0029166b82a157c5a70b6030 100644
--- a/sound/soc/soc-core.c
+++ b/sound/soc/soc-core.c
@@ -1034,17 +1034,18 @@ static int snd_soc_init_platform(struct snd_soc_card *card,
 	 * this function should be removed in the future
 	 */
 	/* convert Legacy platform link */
-	if (!platform) {
+	if (!platform || dai_link->legacy_platform) {
 		platform = devm_kzalloc(card->dev,
 				sizeof(struct snd_soc_dai_link_component),
 				GFP_KERNEL);
 		if (!platform)
 			return -ENOMEM;
 
-		dai_link->platform	= platform;
-		platform->name		= dai_link->platform_name;
-		platform->of_node	= dai_link->platform_of_node;
-		platform->dai_name	= NULL;
+		dai_link->platform	  = platform;
+		dai_link->legacy_platform = 1;
+		platform->name		  = dai_link->platform_name;
+		platform->of_node	  = dai_link->platform_of_node;
+		platform->dai_name	  = NULL;
 	}
 
 	/* if there's no platform we match on the empty platform */