2 files changed, 11 insertions, 6 deletions

diff --git a/include/sound/soc.h b/include/sound/soc.h
index accb8a16c165..541ddfaa1243 100644
--- a/include/sound/soc.h
+++ b/include/sound/soc.h
@@ -779,6 +779,16 @@ static inline void *snd_soc_pcm_get_drvdata(struct snd_soc_pcm_runtime *rtd)
         return dev_get_drvdata(&rtd->dev);
 }
 
+static inline void snd_soc_initialize_card_lists(struct snd_soc_card *card)
+{
+        INIT_LIST_HEAD(&card->dai_dev_list);
+        INIT_LIST_HEAD(&card->codec_dev_list);
+        INIT_LIST_HEAD(&card->platform_dev_list);
+        INIT_LIST_HEAD(&card->widgets);
+        INIT_LIST_HEAD(&card->paths);
+        INIT_LIST_HEAD(&card->dapm_list);
+}
+
 #include <sound/soc-dai.h>
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_DEBUG_FS
diff --git a/sound/soc/soc-core.c b/sound/soc/soc-core.c
index 9c5e7cff3f01..83057127b2fa 100644
--- a/sound/soc/soc-core.c
+++ b/sound/soc/soc-core.c
@@ -1872,12 +1872,7 @@ static int soc_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 
         /* Bodge while we unpick instantiation */
         card->dev = &pdev->dev;
-        INIT_LIST_HEAD(&card->dai_dev_list);
-        INIT_LIST_HEAD(&card->codec_dev_list);
-        INIT_LIST_HEAD(&card->platform_dev_list);
-        INIT_LIST_HEAD(&card->widgets);
-        INIT_LIST_HEAD(&card->paths);
-        INIT_LIST_HEAD(&card->dapm_list);
+        snd_soc_initialize_card_lists(card);
 
         ret = snd_soc_register_card(card);
         if (ret != 0) {