diff --git a/include/sound/soc.h b/include/sound/soc.h
index 10b71beb9f13..aad3f14966f1 100644
--- a/include/sound/soc.h
+++ b/include/sound/soc.h
@@ -903,10 +903,6 @@ struct snd_soc_codec {
 
 	/* component */
 	struct snd_soc_component component;
-
-#ifdef CONFIG_DEBUG_FS
-	struct dentry *debugfs_reg;
-#endif
 };
 
 /* codec driver */
diff --git a/sound/soc/soc-core.c b/sound/soc/soc-core.c
index 921622a01944..558efdfd717d 100644
--- a/sound/soc/soc-core.c
+++ b/sound/soc/soc-core.c
@@ -339,11 +339,12 @@ static void soc_cleanup_component_debugfs(struct snd_soc_component *component)
 static void soc_init_codec_debugfs(struct snd_soc_component *component)
 {
 	struct snd_soc_codec *codec = snd_soc_component_to_codec(component);
+	struct dentry *debugfs_reg;
 
-	codec->debugfs_reg = debugfs_create_file("codec_reg", 0644,
-						 codec->component.debugfs_root,
-						 codec, &codec_reg_fops);
-	if (!codec->debugfs_reg)
+	debugfs_reg = debugfs_create_file("codec_reg", 0644,
+					  codec->component.debugfs_root,
+					  codec, &codec_reg_fops);
+	if (!debugfs_reg)
 		dev_warn(codec->dev,
 			"ASoC: Failed to create codec register debugfs file\n");
 }