diff --git a/include/sound/soc.h b/include/sound/soc.h
index db8acd29904..8391b0ec217 100644
--- a/include/sound/soc.h
+++ b/include/sound/soc.h
@@ -231,6 +231,7 @@ enum snd_soc_bias_level {
 	SND_SOC_BIAS_ON = 3,
 };
 
+struct device_node;
 struct snd_jack;
 struct snd_soc_card;
 struct snd_soc_pcm_stream;
@@ -703,8 +704,11 @@ struct snd_soc_dai_link {
 	const char *name;			/* Codec name */
 	const char *stream_name;		/* Stream name */
 	const char *codec_name;		/* for multi-codec */
+	const struct device_node *codec_of_node;
 	const char *platform_name;	/* for multi-platform */
+	const struct device_node *platform_of_node;
 	const char *cpu_dai_name;
+	const struct device_node *cpu_dai_of_node;
 	const char *codec_dai_name;
 
 	unsigned int dai_fmt;           /* format to set on init */
diff --git a/sound/soc/soc-core.c b/sound/soc/soc-core.c
index 42ad2db8f08..a4592cbee49 100644
--- a/sound/soc/soc-core.c
+++ b/sound/soc/soc-core.c
@@ -764,8 +764,13 @@ static int soc_bind_dai_link(struct snd_soc_card *card, int num)
 	}
 	/* no, then find CPU DAI from registered DAIs*/
 	list_for_each_entry(cpu_dai, &dai_list, list) {
-		if (strcmp(cpu_dai->name, dai_link->cpu_dai_name))
-			continue;
+		if (dai_link->cpu_dai_of_node) {
+			if (cpu_dai->dev->of_node != dai_link->cpu_dai_of_node)
+				continue;
+		} else {
+			if (strcmp(cpu_dai->name, dai_link->cpu_dai_name))
+				continue;
+		}
 
 		rtd->cpu_dai = cpu_dai;
 		goto find_codec;
@@ -781,8 +786,13 @@ find_codec:
 
 	/* no, then find CODEC from registered CODECs*/
 	list_for_each_entry(codec, &codec_list, list) {
-		if (strcmp(codec->name, dai_link->codec_name))
-			continue;
+		if (dai_link->codec_of_node) {
+			if (codec->dev->of_node != dai_link->codec_of_node)
+				continue;
+		} else {
+			if (strcmp(codec->name, dai_link->codec_name))
+				continue;
+		}
 
 		rtd->codec = codec;
 
@@ -814,13 +824,19 @@ find_platform:
 
 	/* if there's no platform we match on the empty platform */
 	platform_name = dai_link->platform_name;
-	if (!platform_name)
+	if (!platform_name && !dai_link->platform_of_node)
 		platform_name = "snd-soc-dummy";
 
 	/* no, then find one from the set of registered platforms */
 	list_for_each_entry(platform, &platform_list, list) {
-		if (strcmp(platform->name, platform_name))
-			continue;
+		if (dai_link->platform_of_node) {
+			if (platform->dev->of_node !=
+			    dai_link->platform_of_node)
+				continue;
+		} else {
+			if (strcmp(platform->name, platform_name))
+				continue;
+		}
 
 		rtd->platform = platform;
 		goto out;
@@ -2831,6 +2847,40 @@ int snd_soc_register_card(struct snd_soc_card *card)
 	if (!card->name || !card->dev)
 		return -EINVAL;
 
+	for (i = 0; i < card->num_links; i++) {
+		struct snd_soc_dai_link *link = &card->dai_link[i];
+
+		/*
+		 * Codec must be specified by 1 of name or OF node,
+		 * not both or neither.
+		 */
+		if (!!link->codec_name == !!link->codec_of_node) {
+			dev_err(card->dev,
+				"Neither/both codec name/of_node are set\n");
+			return -EINVAL;
+		}
+
+		/*
+		 * Platform may be specified by either name or OF node, but
+		 * can be left unspecified, and a dummy platform will be used.
+		 */
+		if (link->platform_name && link->platform_of_node) {
+			dev_err(card->dev,
+				"Both platform name/of_node are set\n");
+			return -EINVAL;
+		}
+
+		/*
+		 * CPU DAI must be specified by 1 of name or OF node,
+		 * not both or neither.
+		 */
+		if (!!link->cpu_dai_name == !!link->cpu_dai_of_node) {
+			dev_err(card->dev,
+				"Neither/both cpu_dai name/of_node are set\n");
+			return -EINVAL;
+		}
+	}
+
 	dev_set_drvdata(card->dev, card);
 
 	snd_soc_initialize_card_lists(card);