diff --git a/sound/soc/soc-dapm.c b/sound/soc/soc-dapm.c
index 9d4748e2b67a..a10b21cfc31e 100644
--- a/sound/soc/soc-dapm.c
+++ b/sound/soc/soc-dapm.c
@@ -2884,7 +2884,7 @@ int snd_soc_dapm_add_routes(struct snd_soc_dapm_context *dapm,
 {
 	int i, r, ret = 0;
 
-	mutex_lock_nested(&dapm->card->dapm_mutex, SND_SOC_DAPM_CLASS_INIT);
+	mutex_lock_nested(&dapm->card->dapm_mutex, SND_SOC_DAPM_CLASS_RUNTIME);
 	for (i = 0; i < num; i++) {
 		r = snd_soc_dapm_add_route(dapm, route);
 		if (r < 0) {
@@ -2915,7 +2915,7 @@ int snd_soc_dapm_del_routes(struct snd_soc_dapm_context *dapm,
 {
 	int i;
 
-	mutex_lock_nested(&dapm->card->dapm_mutex, SND_SOC_DAPM_CLASS_INIT);
+	mutex_lock_nested(&dapm->card->dapm_mutex, SND_SOC_DAPM_CLASS_RUNTIME);
 	for (i = 0; i < num; i++) {
 		snd_soc_dapm_del_route(dapm, route);
 		route++;
@@ -3778,18 +3778,27 @@ static int snd_soc_dapm_dai_link_put(struct snd_kcontrol *kcontrol,
 	return 0;
 }
 
-int snd_soc_dapm_new_pcm(struct snd_soc_card *card,
-			 const struct snd_soc_pcm_stream *params,
-			 unsigned int num_params,
-			 struct snd_soc_dapm_widget *source,
-			 struct snd_soc_dapm_widget *sink)
+static void
+snd_soc_dapm_free_kcontrol(struct snd_soc_card *card,
+			unsigned long *private_value,
+			int num_params,
+			const char **w_param_text)
+{
+	int count;
+
+	devm_kfree(card->dev, (void *)*private_value);
+	for (count = 0 ; count < num_params; count++)
+		devm_kfree(card->dev, (void *)w_param_text[count]);
+	devm_kfree(card->dev, w_param_text);
+}
+
+static struct snd_kcontrol_new *
+snd_soc_dapm_alloc_kcontrol(struct snd_soc_card *card,
+			char *link_name,
+			const struct snd_soc_pcm_stream *params,
+			int num_params, const char **w_param_text,
+			unsigned long *private_value)
 {
-	struct snd_soc_dapm_widget template;
-	struct snd_soc_dapm_widget *w;
-	char *link_name;
-	int ret, count;
-	unsigned long private_value;
-	const char **w_param_text;
 	struct soc_enum w_param_enum[] = {
 		SOC_ENUM_SINGLE(0, 0, 0, NULL),
 	};
@@ -3798,19 +3807,9 @@ int snd_soc_dapm_new_pcm(struct snd_soc_card *card,
 			     snd_soc_dapm_dai_link_get,
 			     snd_soc_dapm_dai_link_put),
 	};
+	struct snd_kcontrol_new *kcontrol_news;
 	const struct snd_soc_pcm_stream *config = params;
-
-	w_param_text = devm_kcalloc(card->dev, num_params,
-					sizeof(char *), GFP_KERNEL);
-	if (!w_param_text)
-		return -ENOMEM;
-
-	link_name = devm_kasprintf(card->dev, GFP_KERNEL, "%s-%s",
-				   source->name, sink->name);
-	if (!link_name) {
-		ret = -ENOMEM;
-		goto outfree_w_param;
-	}
+	int count;
 
 	for (count = 0 ; count < num_params; count++) {
 		if (!config->stream_name) {
@@ -3821,25 +3820,64 @@ int snd_soc_dapm_new_pcm(struct snd_soc_card *card,
 				devm_kasprintf(card->dev, GFP_KERNEL,
 					       "Anonymous Configuration %d",
 					       count);
-			if (!w_param_text[count]) {
-				ret = -ENOMEM;
-				goto outfree_link_name;
-			}
 		} else {
 			w_param_text[count] = devm_kmemdup(card->dev,
 						config->stream_name,
 						strlen(config->stream_name) + 1,
 						GFP_KERNEL);
-			if (!w_param_text[count]) {
-				ret = -ENOMEM;
-				goto outfree_link_name;
-			}
 		}
+		if (!w_param_text[count])
+			goto outfree_w_param;
 		config++;
 	}
+
 	w_param_enum[0].items = num_params;
 	w_param_enum[0].texts = w_param_text;
 
+	*private_value =
+		(unsigned long) devm_kmemdup(card->dev,
+			(void *)(kcontrol_dai_link[0].private_value),
+			sizeof(struct soc_enum), GFP_KERNEL);
+	if (!*private_value) {
+		dev_err(card->dev, "ASoC: Failed to create control for %s widget\n",
+			link_name);
+		goto outfree_w_param;
+	}
+	kcontrol_dai_link[0].private_value = *private_value;
+	/* duplicate kcontrol_dai_link on heap so that memory persists */
+	kcontrol_news = devm_kmemdup(card->dev, &kcontrol_dai_link[0],
+					sizeof(struct snd_kcontrol_new),
+					GFP_KERNEL);
+	if (!kcontrol_news) {
+		dev_err(card->dev, "ASoC: Failed to create control for %s widget\n",
+			link_name);
+		goto outfree_w_param;
+	}
+	return kcontrol_news;
+
+outfree_w_param:
+	snd_soc_dapm_free_kcontrol(card, private_value, num_params, w_param_text);
+	return NULL;
+}
+
+int snd_soc_dapm_new_pcm(struct snd_soc_card *card,
+			 const struct snd_soc_pcm_stream *params,
+			 unsigned int num_params,
+			 struct snd_soc_dapm_widget *source,
+			 struct snd_soc_dapm_widget *sink)
+{
+	struct snd_soc_dapm_widget template;
+	struct snd_soc_dapm_widget *w;
+	const char **w_param_text;
+	unsigned long private_value;
+	char *link_name;
+	int ret;
+
+	link_name = devm_kasprintf(card->dev, GFP_KERNEL, "%s-%s",
+				   source->name, sink->name);
+	if (!link_name)
+		return -ENOMEM;
+
 	memset(&template, 0, sizeof(template));
 	template.reg = SND_SOC_NOPM;
 	template.id = snd_soc_dapm_dai_link;
@@ -3847,31 +3885,29 @@ int snd_soc_dapm_new_pcm(struct snd_soc_card *card,
 	template.event = snd_soc_dai_link_event;
 	template.event_flags = SND_SOC_DAPM_PRE_PMU | SND_SOC_DAPM_POST_PMU |
 		SND_SOC_DAPM_PRE_PMD;
-	template.num_kcontrols = 1;
-	/* duplicate w_param_enum on heap so that memory persists */
-	private_value =
-		(unsigned long) devm_kmemdup(card->dev,
-			(void *)(kcontrol_dai_link[0].private_value),
-			sizeof(struct soc_enum), GFP_KERNEL);
-	if (!private_value) {
-		dev_err(card->dev, "ASoC: Failed to create control for %s widget\n",
-			link_name);
-		ret = -ENOMEM;
-		goto outfree_link_name;
-	}
-	kcontrol_dai_link[0].private_value = private_value;
-	/* duplicate kcontrol_dai_link on heap so that memory persists */
-	template.kcontrol_news =
-				devm_kmemdup(card->dev, &kcontrol_dai_link[0],
-					sizeof(struct snd_kcontrol_new),
-					GFP_KERNEL);
-	if (!template.kcontrol_news) {
-		dev_err(card->dev, "ASoC: Failed to create control for %s widget\n",
-			link_name);
-		ret = -ENOMEM;
-		goto outfree_private_value;
-	}
+	template.kcontrol_news = NULL;
 
+	/* allocate memory for control, only in case of multiple configs */
+	if (num_params > 1) {
+		w_param_text = devm_kcalloc(card->dev, num_params,
+					sizeof(char *), GFP_KERNEL);
+		if (!w_param_text) {
+			ret = -ENOMEM;
+			goto param_fail;
+		}
+
+		template.num_kcontrols = 1;
+		template.kcontrol_news =
+					snd_soc_dapm_alloc_kcontrol(card,
+						link_name, params, num_params,
+						w_param_text, &private_value);
+		if (!template.kcontrol_news) {
+			ret = -ENOMEM;
+			goto param_fail;
+		}
+	} else {
+		w_param_text = NULL;
+	}
 	dev_dbg(card->dev, "ASoC: adding %s widget\n", link_name);
 
 	w = snd_soc_dapm_new_control_unlocked(&card->dapm, &template);
@@ -3903,15 +3939,9 @@ outfree_w:
 	devm_kfree(card->dev, w);
 outfree_kcontrol_news:
 	devm_kfree(card->dev, (void *)template.kcontrol_news);
-outfree_private_value:
-	devm_kfree(card->dev, (void *)private_value);
-outfree_link_name:
+	snd_soc_dapm_free_kcontrol(card, &private_value, num_params, w_param_text);
+param_fail:
 	devm_kfree(card->dev, link_name);
-outfree_w_param:
-	for (count = 0 ; count < num_params; count++)
-		devm_kfree(card->dev, (void *)w_param_text[count]);
-	devm_kfree(card->dev, w_param_text);
-
 	return ret;
 }