diff --git a/sound/soc/soc-core.c b/sound/soc/soc-core.c
index 29dbbd793fc6..7978f6c01ef7 100644
--- a/sound/soc/soc-core.c
+++ b/sound/soc/soc-core.c
@@ -1645,6 +1645,10 @@ static int soc_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	if (!card)
 		return -EINVAL;
 
+	dev_warn(&pdev->dev,
+		 "ASoC machine %s should use snd_soc_register_card()\n",
+		 card->name);
+
 	/* Bodge while we unpick instantiation */
 	card->dev = &pdev->dev;