diff --git a/include/sound/soc.h b/include/sound/soc.h
index 93df8bf..3ccd82a 100644
--- a/include/sound/soc.h
+++ b/include/sound/soc.h
@@ -792,7 +792,6 @@ struct snd_soc_component {
 
 	/* Don't use these, use snd_soc_component_get_dapm() */
 	struct snd_soc_dapm_context dapm;
-	struct snd_soc_dapm_context *dapm_ptr;
 
 	const struct snd_kcontrol_new *controls;
 	unsigned int num_controls;
@@ -832,9 +831,6 @@ struct snd_soc_codec {
 	/* component */
 	struct snd_soc_component component;
 
-	/* Don't access this directly, use snd_soc_codec_get_dapm() */
-	struct snd_soc_dapm_context dapm;
-
 #ifdef CONFIG_DEBUG_FS
 	struct dentry *debugfs_reg;
 #endif
@@ -1277,7 +1273,7 @@ static inline struct snd_soc_component *snd_soc_dapm_to_component(
 static inline struct snd_soc_codec *snd_soc_dapm_to_codec(
 	struct snd_soc_dapm_context *dapm)
 {
-	return container_of(dapm, struct snd_soc_codec, dapm);
+	return snd_soc_component_to_codec(snd_soc_dapm_to_component(dapm));
 }
 
 /**
@@ -1302,7 +1298,7 @@ static inline struct snd_soc_platform *snd_soc_dapm_to_platform(
 static inline struct snd_soc_dapm_context *snd_soc_component_get_dapm(
 	struct snd_soc_component *component)
 {
-	return component->dapm_ptr;
+	return &component->dapm;
 }
 
 /**
@@ -1314,7 +1310,7 @@ static inline struct snd_soc_dapm_context *snd_soc_component_get_dapm(
 static inline struct snd_soc_dapm_context *snd_soc_codec_get_dapm(
 	struct snd_soc_codec *codec)
 {
-	return &codec->dapm;
+	return snd_soc_component_get_dapm(&codec->component);
 }
 
 /**
diff --git a/sound/soc/soc-core.c b/sound/soc/soc-core.c
index 3a4a5c0..3747111 100644
--- a/sound/soc/soc-core.c
+++ b/sound/soc/soc-core.c
@@ -654,10 +654,12 @@ int snd_soc_suspend(struct device *dev)
 
 	/* suspend all CODECs */
 	list_for_each_entry(codec, &card->codec_dev_list, card_list) {
+		struct snd_soc_dapm_context *dapm = snd_soc_codec_get_dapm(codec);
+
 		/* If there are paths active then the CODEC will be held with
 		 * bias _ON and should not be suspended. */
 		if (!codec->suspended) {
-			switch (codec->dapm.bias_level) {
+			switch (snd_soc_dapm_get_bias_level(dapm)) {
 			case SND_SOC_BIAS_STANDBY:
 				/*
 				 * If the CODEC is capable of idle
@@ -665,7 +667,7 @@ int snd_soc_suspend(struct device *dev)
 				 * means it's doing something,
 				 * otherwise fall through.
 				 */
-				if (codec->dapm.idle_bias_off) {
+				if (dapm->idle_bias_off) {
 					dev_dbg(codec->dev,
 						"ASoC: idle_bias_off CODEC on over suspend\n");
 					break;
@@ -2651,10 +2653,7 @@ static int snd_soc_component_initialize(struct snd_soc_component *component,
 	component->probe = component->driver->probe;
 	component->remove = component->driver->remove;
 
-	if (!component->dapm_ptr)
-		component->dapm_ptr = &component->dapm;
-
-	dapm = component->dapm_ptr;
+	dapm = &component->dapm;
 	dapm->dev = dev;
 	dapm->component = component;
 	dapm->bias_level = SND_SOC_BIAS_OFF;
@@ -3036,6 +3035,7 @@ int snd_soc_register_codec(struct device *dev,
 			   struct snd_soc_dai_driver *dai_drv,
 			   int num_dai)
 {
+	struct snd_soc_dapm_context *dapm;
 	struct snd_soc_codec *codec;
 	struct snd_soc_dai *dai;
 	int ret, i;
@@ -3046,7 +3046,6 @@ int snd_soc_register_codec(struct device *dev,
 	if (codec == NULL)
 		return -ENOMEM;
 
-	codec->component.dapm_ptr = &codec->dapm;
 	codec->component.codec = codec;
 
 	ret = snd_soc_component_initialize(&codec->component,
@@ -3076,12 +3075,14 @@ int snd_soc_register_codec(struct device *dev,
 	if (codec_drv->read)
 		codec->component.read = snd_soc_codec_drv_read;
 	codec->component.ignore_pmdown_time = codec_drv->ignore_pmdown_time;
-	codec->dapm.idle_bias_off = codec_drv->idle_bias_off;
-	codec->dapm.suspend_bias_off = codec_drv->suspend_bias_off;
+
+	dapm = snd_soc_codec_get_dapm(codec);
+	dapm->idle_bias_off = codec_drv->idle_bias_off;
+	dapm->suspend_bias_off = codec_drv->suspend_bias_off;
 	if (codec_drv->seq_notifier)
-		codec->dapm.seq_notifier = codec_drv->seq_notifier;
+		dapm->seq_notifier = codec_drv->seq_notifier;
 	if (codec_drv->set_bias_level)
-		codec->dapm.set_bias_level = snd_soc_codec_set_bias_level;
+		dapm->set_bias_level = snd_soc_codec_set_bias_level;
 	codec->dev = dev;
 	codec->driver = codec_drv;
 	codec->component.val_bytes = codec_drv->reg_word_size;
