diff --git a/sound/soc/fsl/efika-audio-fabric.c b/sound/soc/fsl/efika-audio-fabric.c
index 108b5d8bd0e..b2acd3293ea 100644
--- a/sound/soc/fsl/efika-audio-fabric.c
+++ b/sound/soc/fsl/efika-audio-fabric.c
@@ -31,8 +31,6 @@
 
 #define DRV_NAME "efika-audio-fabric"
 
-static struct snd_soc_card card;
-
 static struct snd_soc_dai_link efika_fabric_dai[] = {
 {
 	.name = "AC97",
@@ -52,6 +50,13 @@ static struct snd_soc_dai_link efika_fabric_dai[] = {
 },
 };
 
+static struct snd_soc_card card = {
+	.name = "Efika",
+	.owner = THIS_MODULE,
+	.dai_link = efika_fabric_dai,
+	.num_links = ARRAY_SIZE(efika_fabric_dai),
+};
+
 static __init int efika_fabric_init(void)
 {
 	struct platform_device *pdev;
@@ -60,11 +65,6 @@ static __init int efika_fabric_init(void)
 	if (!of_machine_is_compatible("bplan,efika"))
 		return -ENODEV;
 
-	card.name = "Efika";
-	card.dai_link = efika_fabric_dai;
-	card.num_links = ARRAY_SIZE(efika_fabric_dai);
-
-
 	pdev = platform_device_alloc("soc-audio", 1);
 	if (!pdev) {
 		pr_err("efika_fabric_init: platform_device_alloc() failed\n");
diff --git a/sound/soc/fsl/pcm030-audio-fabric.c b/sound/soc/fsl/pcm030-audio-fabric.c
index ba4d85e317e..b3af55dcde9 100644
--- a/sound/soc/fsl/pcm030-audio-fabric.c
+++ b/sound/soc/fsl/pcm030-audio-fabric.c
@@ -31,8 +31,6 @@
 
 #define DRV_NAME "pcm030-audio-fabric"
 
-static struct snd_soc_card card;
-
 static struct snd_soc_dai_link pcm030_fabric_dai[] = {
 {
 	.name = "AC97",
@@ -52,6 +50,13 @@ static struct snd_soc_dai_link pcm030_fabric_dai[] = {
 },
 };
 
+static struct snd_soc_card card = {
+	.name = "pcm030",
+	.owner = THIS_MODULE,
+	.dai_link = pcm030_fabric_dai,
+	.num_links = ARRAY_SIZE(pcm030_fabric_dai),
+};
+
 static __init int pcm030_fabric_init(void)
 {
 	struct platform_device *pdev;
@@ -60,11 +65,6 @@ static __init int pcm030_fabric_init(void)
 	if (!of_machine_is_compatible("phytec,pcm030"))
 		return -ENODEV;
 
-
-	card.name = "pcm030";
-	card.dai_link = pcm030_fabric_dai;
-	card.num_links = ARRAY_SIZE(pcm030_fabric_dai);
-
 	pdev = platform_device_alloc("soc-audio", 1);
 	if (!pdev) {
 		pr_err("pcm030_fabric_init: platform_device_alloc() failed\n");