diff --git a/sound/soc/soc-topology.c b/sound/soc/soc-topology.c
index 950c45008e24..36489c8396d2 100644
--- a/sound/soc/soc-topology.c
+++ b/sound/soc/soc-topology.c
@@ -447,7 +447,7 @@ static void remove_dai(struct snd_soc_component *comp,
 {
 	struct snd_soc_dai_driver *dai_drv =
 		container_of(dobj, struct snd_soc_dai_driver, dobj);
-	struct snd_soc_dai *dai;
+	struct snd_soc_dai *dai, *_dai;
 
 	if (pass != SOC_TPLG_PASS_PCM_DAI)
 		return;
@@ -455,9 +455,9 @@ static void remove_dai(struct snd_soc_component *comp,
 	if (dobj->ops && dobj->ops->dai_unload)
 		dobj->ops->dai_unload(comp, dobj);
 
-	for_each_component_dais(comp, dai)
+	for_each_component_dais_safe(comp, dai, _dai)
 		if (dai->driver == dai_drv)
-			dai->driver = NULL;
+			snd_soc_unregister_dai(dai);
 
 	list_del(&dobj->list);
 }
@@ -1742,7 +1742,7 @@ static int soc_tplg_dai_create(struct soc_tplg *tplg,
 	list_add(&dai_drv->dobj.list, &tplg->comp->dobj_list);
 
 	/* register the DAI to the component */
-	dai = devm_snd_soc_register_dai(tplg->dev, tplg->comp, dai_drv, false);
+	dai = snd_soc_register_dai(tplg->comp, dai_drv, false);
 	if (!dai)
 		return -ENOMEM;
 
@@ -1750,6 +1750,7 @@ static int soc_tplg_dai_create(struct soc_tplg *tplg,
 	ret = snd_soc_dapm_new_dai_widgets(dapm, dai);
 	if (ret != 0) {
 		dev_err(dai->dev, "Failed to create DAI widgets %d\n", ret);
+		snd_soc_unregister_dai(dai);
 		return ret;
 	}