diff --git a/sound/soc/intel/boards/skl_rt286.c b/sound/soc/intel/boards/skl_rt286.c
index 0e1818d..61abe94 100644
--- a/sound/soc/intel/boards/skl_rt286.c
+++ b/sound/soc/intel/boards/skl_rt286.c
@@ -291,18 +291,66 @@ static const struct snd_soc_ops skylake_dmic_ops = {
 	.startup = skylake_dmic_startup,
 };
 
+SND_SOC_DAILINK_DEF(dummy,
+	DAILINK_COMP_ARRAY(COMP_DUMMY()));
+
+SND_SOC_DAILINK_DEF(system,
+	DAILINK_COMP_ARRAY(COMP_CPU("System Pin")));
+
+SND_SOC_DAILINK_DEF(deepbuffer,
+	DAILINK_COMP_ARRAY(COMP_CPU("Deepbuffer Pin")));
+
+SND_SOC_DAILINK_DEF(reference,
+	DAILINK_COMP_ARRAY(COMP_CPU("Reference Pin")));
+
+SND_SOC_DAILINK_DEF(dmic,
+	DAILINK_COMP_ARRAY(COMP_CPU("DMIC Pin")));
+
+SND_SOC_DAILINK_DEF(hdmi1,
+	DAILINK_COMP_ARRAY(COMP_CPU("HDMI1 Pin")));
+
+SND_SOC_DAILINK_DEF(hdmi2,
+	DAILINK_COMP_ARRAY(COMP_CPU("HDMI2 Pin")));
+
+SND_SOC_DAILINK_DEF(hdmi3,
+	DAILINK_COMP_ARRAY(COMP_CPU("HDMI3 Pin")));
+
+SND_SOC_DAILINK_DEF(ssp0_pin,
+	DAILINK_COMP_ARRAY(COMP_CPU("SSP0 Pin")));
+SND_SOC_DAILINK_DEF(ssp0_codec,
+	DAILINK_COMP_ARRAY(COMP_CODEC("i2c-INT343A:00", "rt286-aif1")));
+
+SND_SOC_DAILINK_DEF(dmic01_pin,
+	DAILINK_COMP_ARRAY(COMP_CPU("DMIC01 Pin")));
+SND_SOC_DAILINK_DEF(dmic01_codec,
+	DAILINK_COMP_ARRAY(COMP_CODEC("dmic-codec", "dmic-hifi")));
+
+SND_SOC_DAILINK_DEF(idisp1_pin,
+	DAILINK_COMP_ARRAY(COMP_CPU("iDisp1 Pin")));
+SND_SOC_DAILINK_DEF(idisp1_codec,
+	DAILINK_COMP_ARRAY(COMP_CODEC("ehdaudio0D2", "intel-hdmi-hifi1")));
+
+SND_SOC_DAILINK_DEF(idisp2_pin,
+	DAILINK_COMP_ARRAY(COMP_CPU("iDisp2 Pin")));
+SND_SOC_DAILINK_DEF(idisp2_codec,
+	DAILINK_COMP_ARRAY(COMP_CODEC("ehdaudio0D2", "intel-hdmi-hifi2")));
+
+SND_SOC_DAILINK_DEF(idisp3_pin,
+	DAILINK_COMP_ARRAY(COMP_CPU("iDisp3 Pin")));
+SND_SOC_DAILINK_DEF(idisp3_codec,
+	DAILINK_COMP_ARRAY(COMP_CODEC("ehdaudio0D2", "intel-hdmi-hifi3")));
+
+SND_SOC_DAILINK_DEF(platform,
+	DAILINK_COMP_ARRAY(COMP_PLATFORM("0000:00:1f.3")));
+
 /* skylake digital audio interface glue - connects codec <--> CPU */
 static struct snd_soc_dai_link skylake_rt286_dais[] = {
 	/* Front End DAI links */
 	[SKL_DPCM_AUDIO_PB] = {
 		.name = "Skl Audio Port",
 		.stream_name = "Audio",
-		.cpu_dai_name = "System Pin",
-		.platform_name = "0000:00:1f.3",
 		.nonatomic = 1,
 		.dynamic = 1,
-		.codec_name = "snd-soc-dummy",
-		.codec_dai_name = "snd-soc-dummy-dai",
 		.init = skylake_rt286_fe_init,
 		.trigger = {
 			SND_SOC_DPCM_TRIGGER_POST,
@@ -310,100 +358,79 @@ static struct snd_soc_dai_link skylake_rt286_dais[] = {
 		},
 		.dpcm_playback = 1,
 		.ops = &skylake_rt286_fe_ops,
+		SND_SOC_DAILINK_REG(system, dummy, platform),
 	},
 	[SKL_DPCM_AUDIO_DB_PB] = {
 		.name = "Skl Deepbuffer Port",
 		.stream_name = "Deep Buffer Audio",
-		.cpu_dai_name = "Deepbuffer Pin",
-		.platform_name = "0000:00:1f.3",
 		.nonatomic = 1,
 		.dynamic = 1,
-		.codec_name = "snd-soc-dummy",
-		.codec_dai_name = "snd-soc-dummy-dai",
 		.trigger = {
 			SND_SOC_DPCM_TRIGGER_POST,
 			SND_SOC_DPCM_TRIGGER_POST
 		},
 		.dpcm_playback = 1,
 		.ops = &skylake_rt286_fe_ops,
-
+		SND_SOC_DAILINK_REG(deepbuffer, dummy, platform),
 	},
 	[SKL_DPCM_AUDIO_CP] = {
 		.name = "Skl Audio Capture Port",
 		.stream_name = "Audio Record",
-		.cpu_dai_name = "System Pin",
-		.platform_name = "0000:00:1f.3",
 		.nonatomic = 1,
 		.dynamic = 1,
-		.codec_name = "snd-soc-dummy",
-		.codec_dai_name = "snd-soc-dummy-dai",
 		.trigger = {
 			SND_SOC_DPCM_TRIGGER_POST,
 			SND_SOC_DPCM_TRIGGER_POST
 		},
 		.dpcm_capture = 1,
 		.ops = &skylake_rt286_fe_ops,
+		SND_SOC_DAILINK_REG(system, dummy, platform),
 	},
 	[SKL_DPCM_AUDIO_REF_CP] = {
 		.name = "Skl Audio Reference cap",
 		.stream_name = "refcap",
-		.cpu_dai_name = "Reference Pin",
-		.codec_name = "snd-soc-dummy",
-		.codec_dai_name = "snd-soc-dummy-dai",
-		.platform_name = "0000:00:1f.3",
 		.init = NULL,
 		.dpcm_capture = 1,
 		.nonatomic = 1,
 		.dynamic = 1,
+		SND_SOC_DAILINK_REG(reference, dummy, platform),
 	},
 	[SKL_DPCM_AUDIO_DMIC_CP] = {
 		.name = "Skl Audio DMIC cap",
 		.stream_name = "dmiccap",
-		.cpu_dai_name = "DMIC Pin",
-		.codec_name = "snd-soc-dummy",
-		.codec_dai_name = "snd-soc-dummy-dai",
-		.platform_name = "0000:00:1f.3",
 		.init = NULL,
 		.dpcm_capture = 1,
 		.nonatomic = 1,
 		.dynamic = 1,
 		.ops = &skylake_dmic_ops,
+		SND_SOC_DAILINK_REG(dmic, dummy, platform),
 	},
 	[SKL_DPCM_AUDIO_HDMI1_PB] = {
 		.name = "Skl HDMI Port1",
 		.stream_name = "Hdmi1",
-		.cpu_dai_name = "HDMI1 Pin",
-		.codec_name = "snd-soc-dummy",
-		.codec_dai_name = "snd-soc-dummy-dai",
-		.platform_name = "0000:00:1f.3",
 		.dpcm_playback = 1,
 		.init = NULL,
 		.nonatomic = 1,
 		.dynamic = 1,
+		SND_SOC_DAILINK_REG(hdmi1, dummy, platform),
 	},
 	[SKL_DPCM_AUDIO_HDMI2_PB] = {
 		.name = "Skl HDMI Port2",
 		.stream_name = "Hdmi2",
-		.cpu_dai_name = "HDMI2 Pin",
-		.codec_name = "snd-soc-dummy",
-		.codec_dai_name = "snd-soc-dummy-dai",
-		.platform_name = "0000:00:1f.3",
 		.dpcm_playback = 1,
 		.init = NULL,
 		.nonatomic = 1,
 		.dynamic = 1,
+		SND_SOC_DAILINK_REG(hdmi2, dummy, platform),
 	},
 	[SKL_DPCM_AUDIO_HDMI3_PB] = {
 		.name = "Skl HDMI Port3",
 		.stream_name = "Hdmi3",
-		.cpu_dai_name = "HDMI3 Pin",
-		.codec_name = "snd-soc-dummy",
-		.codec_dai_name = "snd-soc-dummy-dai",
-		.platform_name = "0000:00:1f.3",
 		.dpcm_playback = 1,
 		.init = NULL,
 		.nonatomic = 1,
 		.dynamic = 1,
+		SND_SOC_DAILINK_REG(hdmi3, dummy, platform),
 	},
 
 	/* Back End DAI links */
@@ -411,11 +438,7 @@ static struct snd_soc_dai_link skylake_rt286_dais[] = {
 		/* SSP0 - Codec */
 		.name = "SSP0-Codec",
 		.id = 0,
-		.cpu_dai_name = "SSP0 Pin",
-		.platform_name = "0000:00:1f.3",
 		.no_pcm = 1,
-		.codec_name = "i2c-INT343A:00",
-		.codec_dai_name = "rt286-aif1",
 		.init = skylake_rt286_codec_init,
 		.dai_fmt = SND_SOC_DAIFMT_I2S |
 			SND_SOC_DAIFMT_NB_NF |
@@ -425,51 +448,40 @@ static struct snd_soc_dai_link skylake_rt286_dais[] = {
 		.ops = &skylake_rt286_ops,
 		.dpcm_playback = 1,
 		.dpcm_capture = 1,
+		SND_SOC_DAILINK_REG(ssp0_pin, ssp0_codec, platform),
 	},
 	{
 		.name = "dmic01",
 		.id = 1,
-		.cpu_dai_name = "DMIC01 Pin",
-		.codec_name = "dmic-codec",
-		.codec_dai_name = "dmic-hifi",
-		.platform_name = "0000:00:1f.3",
 		.be_hw_params_fixup = skylake_dmic_fixup,
 		.ignore_suspend = 1,
 		.dpcm_capture = 1,
 		.no_pcm = 1,
+		SND_SOC_DAILINK_REG(dmic01_pin, dmic01_codec, platform),
 	},
 	{
 		.name = "iDisp1",
 		.id = 2,
-		.cpu_dai_name = "iDisp1 Pin",
-		.codec_name = "ehdaudio0D2",
-		.codec_dai_name = "intel-hdmi-hifi1",
-		.platform_name = "0000:00:1f.3",
 		.init = skylake_hdmi_init,
 		.dpcm_playback = 1,
 		.no_pcm = 1,
+		SND_SOC_DAILINK_REG(idisp1_pin, idisp1_codec, platform),
 	},
 	{
 		.name = "iDisp2",
 		.id = 3,
-		.cpu_dai_name = "iDisp2 Pin",
-		.codec_name = "ehdaudio0D2",
-		.codec_dai_name = "intel-hdmi-hifi2",
-		.platform_name = "0000:00:1f.3",
 		.init = skylake_hdmi_init,
 		.dpcm_playback = 1,
 		.no_pcm = 1,
+		SND_SOC_DAILINK_REG(idisp2_pin, idisp2_codec, platform),
 	},
 	{
 		.name = "iDisp3",
 		.id = 4,
-		.cpu_dai_name = "iDisp3 Pin",
-		.codec_name = "ehdaudio0D2",
-		.codec_dai_name = "intel-hdmi-hifi3",
-		.platform_name = "0000:00:1f.3",
 		.init = skylake_hdmi_init,
 		.dpcm_playback = 1,
 		.no_pcm = 1,
+		SND_SOC_DAILINK_REG(idisp3_pin, idisp3_codec, platform),
 	},
 };
 
