diff --git a/sound/soc/soc-dapm.c b/sound/soc/soc-dapm.c
index 4cf58911f3b..de22c2f1842 100644
--- a/sound/soc/soc-dapm.c
+++ b/sound/soc/soc-dapm.c
@@ -739,6 +739,8 @@ static int dapm_seq_compare(struct snd_soc_dapm_widget *a,
 			    struct snd_soc_dapm_widget *b,
 			    int sort[])
 {
+	if (a->codec != b->codec)
+		return (unsigned long)a - (unsigned long)b;
 	if (sort[a->id] != sort[b->id])
 		return sort[a->id] - sort[b->id];
 	if (a->reg != b->reg)