diff --git a/sound/soc/intel/boards/kbl_rt5663_rt5514_max98927.c b/sound/soc/intel/boards/kbl_rt5663_rt5514_max98927.c
index 67b276a65a8d..8ad31c91fc75 100644
--- a/sound/soc/intel/boards/kbl_rt5663_rt5514_max98927.c
+++ b/sound/soc/intel/boards/kbl_rt5663_rt5514_max98927.c
@@ -626,7 +626,7 @@ static int kabylake_card_late_probe(struct snd_soc_card *card)
  * kabylake audio machine driver for  MAX98927 + RT5514 + RT5663
  */
 static struct snd_soc_card kabylake_audio_card = {
-	.name = "kbl_r5514_5663_max",
+	.name = "kbl-r5514-5663-max",
 	.owner = THIS_MODULE,
 	.dai_link = kabylake_dais,
 	.num_links = ARRAY_SIZE(kabylake_dais),
diff --git a/sound/soc/intel/boards/skl_hda_dsp_generic.c b/sound/soc/intel/boards/skl_hda_dsp_generic.c
index 1778acdc367c..e8d676c192f6 100644
--- a/sound/soc/intel/boards/skl_hda_dsp_generic.c
+++ b/sound/soc/intel/boards/skl_hda_dsp_generic.c
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ skl_hda_add_dai_link(struct snd_soc_card *card, struct snd_soc_dai_link *link)
 }
 
 static struct snd_soc_card hda_soc_card = {
-	.name = "skl_hda_card",
+	.name = "hda-dsp",
 	.owner = THIS_MODULE,
 	.dai_link = skl_hda_be_dai_links,
 	.dapm_widgets = skl_hda_widgets,
diff --git a/sound/soc/intel/boards/sof_rt5682.c b/sound/soc/intel/boards/sof_rt5682.c
index 06b7d6c6c9a0..302ca1920791 100644
--- a/sound/soc/intel/boards/sof_rt5682.c
+++ b/sound/soc/intel/boards/sof_rt5682.c
@@ -374,7 +374,7 @@ static int dmic_init(struct snd_soc_pcm_runtime *rtd)
 
 /* sof audio machine driver for rt5682 codec */
 static struct snd_soc_card sof_audio_card_rt5682 = {
-	.name = "sof_rt5682",
+	.name = "rt5682", /* the sof- prefix is added by the core */
 	.owner = THIS_MODULE,
 	.controls = sof_controls,
 	.num_controls = ARRAY_SIZE(sof_controls),