diff --git a/sound/soc/sh/rcar/dma.c b/sound/soc/sh/rcar/dma.c
index 041ec1080d52..17220c946ff0 100644
--- a/sound/soc/sh/rcar/dma.c
+++ b/sound/soc/sh/rcar/dma.c
@@ -753,14 +753,15 @@ static void rsnd_dma_of_path(struct rsnd_mod *this,
 	}
 }
 
-int rsnd_dma_attach(struct rsnd_dai_stream *io, struct rsnd_mod *mod,
-		    struct rsnd_mod **dma_mod)
+static int rsnd_dma_alloc(struct rsnd_dai_stream *io, struct rsnd_mod *mod,
+			  struct rsnd_mod **dma_mod)
 {
 	struct rsnd_mod *mod_from = NULL;
 	struct rsnd_mod *mod_to = NULL;
 	struct rsnd_priv *priv = rsnd_io_to_priv(io);
 	struct rsnd_dma_ctrl *dmac = rsnd_priv_to_dmac(priv);
 	struct device *dev = rsnd_priv_to_dev(priv);
+	struct rsnd_dma *dma;
 	struct rsnd_mod_ops *ops;
 	enum rsnd_mod_type type;
 	int (*attach)(struct rsnd_dai_stream *io, struct rsnd_dma *dma,
@@ -800,42 +801,47 @@ int rsnd_dma_attach(struct rsnd_dai_stream *io, struct rsnd_mod *mod,
 		type	= RSND_MOD_AUDMA;
 	}
 
-	if (!(*dma_mod)) {
-		struct rsnd_dma *dma;
+	dma = devm_kzalloc(dev, sizeof(*dma), GFP_KERNEL);
+	if (!dma)
+		return -ENOMEM;
 
-		dma = devm_kzalloc(dev, sizeof(*dma), GFP_KERNEL);
-		if (!dma)
-			return -ENOMEM;
+	*dma_mod = rsnd_mod_get(dma);
 
-		*dma_mod = rsnd_mod_get(dma);
-
-		ret = rsnd_mod_init(priv, *dma_mod, ops, NULL,
-				    rsnd_mod_get_status, type, dma_id);
-		if (ret < 0)
-			return ret;
-
-		dev_dbg(dev, "%s[%d] %s[%d] -> %s[%d]\n",
-			rsnd_mod_name(*dma_mod), rsnd_mod_id(*dma_mod),
-			rsnd_mod_name(mod_from), rsnd_mod_id(mod_from),
-			rsnd_mod_name(mod_to),   rsnd_mod_id(mod_to));
-
-		ret = attach(io, dma, mod_from, mod_to);
-		if (ret < 0)
-			return ret;
-
-		dma->src_addr = rsnd_dma_addr(io, mod_from, is_play, 1);
-		dma->dst_addr = rsnd_dma_addr(io, mod_to,   is_play, 0);
-		dma->mod_from = mod_from;
-		dma->mod_to   = mod_to;
-	}
-
-	ret = rsnd_dai_connect(*dma_mod, io, type);
+	ret = rsnd_mod_init(priv, *dma_mod, ops, NULL,
+			    rsnd_mod_get_status, type, dma_id);
 	if (ret < 0)
 		return ret;
 
+	dev_dbg(dev, "%s[%d] %s[%d] -> %s[%d]\n",
+		rsnd_mod_name(*dma_mod), rsnd_mod_id(*dma_mod),
+		rsnd_mod_name(mod_from), rsnd_mod_id(mod_from),
+		rsnd_mod_name(mod_to),   rsnd_mod_id(mod_to));
+
+	ret = attach(io, dma, mod_from, mod_to);
+	if (ret < 0)
+		return ret;
+
+	dma->src_addr = rsnd_dma_addr(io, mod_from, is_play, 1);
+	dma->dst_addr = rsnd_dma_addr(io, mod_to,   is_play, 0);
+	dma->mod_from = mod_from;
+	dma->mod_to   = mod_to;
+
 	return 0;
 }
 
+int rsnd_dma_attach(struct rsnd_dai_stream *io, struct rsnd_mod *mod,
+		    struct rsnd_mod **dma_mod)
+{
+	if (!(*dma_mod)) {
+		int ret = rsnd_dma_alloc(io, mod, dma_mod);
+
+		if (ret < 0)
+			return ret;
+	}
+
+	return rsnd_dai_connect(*dma_mod, io, (*dma_mod)->type);
+}
+
 int rsnd_dma_probe(struct rsnd_priv *priv)
 {
 	struct platform_device *pdev = rsnd_priv_to_pdev(priv);