diff --git a/sound/soc/davinci/davinci-evm.c b/sound/soc/davinci/davinci-evm.c
index cab98a580053..a50010e2891f 100644
--- a/sound/soc/davinci/davinci-evm.c
+++ b/sound/soc/davinci/davinci-evm.c
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ struct snd_soc_card_drvdata_davinci {
 static int evm_startup(struct snd_pcm_substream *substream)
 {
 	struct snd_soc_pcm_runtime *rtd = substream->private_data;
-	struct snd_soc_card *soc_card = rtd->codec->card;
+	struct snd_soc_card *soc_card = rtd->card;
 	struct snd_soc_card_drvdata_davinci *drvdata =
 		snd_soc_card_get_drvdata(soc_card);
 
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ static int evm_startup(struct snd_pcm_substream *substream)
 static void evm_shutdown(struct snd_pcm_substream *substream)
 {
 	struct snd_soc_pcm_runtime *rtd = substream->private_data;
-	struct snd_soc_card *soc_card = rtd->codec->card;
+	struct snd_soc_card *soc_card = rtd->card;
 	struct snd_soc_card_drvdata_davinci *drvdata =
 		snd_soc_card_get_drvdata(soc_card);
 
@@ -65,8 +65,7 @@ static int evm_hw_params(struct snd_pcm_substream *substream,
 	struct snd_soc_pcm_runtime *rtd = substream->private_data;
 	struct snd_soc_dai *codec_dai = rtd->codec_dai;
 	struct snd_soc_dai *cpu_dai = rtd->cpu_dai;
-	struct snd_soc_codec *codec = rtd->codec;
-	struct snd_soc_card *soc_card = codec->card;
+	struct snd_soc_card *soc_card = rtd->card;
 	int ret = 0;
 	unsigned sysclk = ((struct snd_soc_card_drvdata_davinci *)
 			   snd_soc_card_get_drvdata(soc_card))->sysclk;
@@ -125,7 +124,7 @@ static int evm_aic3x_init(struct snd_soc_pcm_runtime *rtd)
 {
 	struct snd_soc_card *card = rtd->card;
 	struct snd_soc_codec *codec = rtd->codec;
-	struct device_node *np = codec->card->dev->of_node;
+	struct device_node *np = card->dev->of_node;
 	int ret;
 
 	/* Add davinci-evm specific widgets */