diff --git a/sound/soc/soc-utils.c b/sound/soc/soc-utils.c
index 4b3be6c3c91e..29b211e9c060 100644
--- a/sound/soc/soc-utils.c
+++ b/sound/soc/soc-utils.c
@@ -159,15 +159,10 @@ int __init snd_soc_util_init(void)
 {
 	int ret;
 
-	soc_dummy_dev = platform_device_alloc("snd-soc-dummy", -1);
-	if (!soc_dummy_dev)
-		return -ENOMEM;
-
-	ret = platform_device_add(soc_dummy_dev);
-	if (ret != 0) {
-		platform_device_put(soc_dummy_dev);
-		return ret;
-	}
+	soc_dummy_dev =
+		platform_device_register_simple("snd-soc-dummy", -1, NULL, 0);
+	if (IS_ERR(soc_dummy_dev))
+		return PTR_ERR(soc_dummy_dev);
 
 	ret = platform_driver_register(&soc_dummy_driver);
 	if (ret != 0)