diff --git a/include/sound/soc-dpcm.h b/include/sound/soc-dpcm.h
index 4be3a2b7c106..e55aeb00ce2d 100644
--- a/include/sound/soc-dpcm.h
+++ b/include/sound/soc-dpcm.h
@@ -142,9 +142,16 @@ void snd_soc_dpcm_be_set_state(struct snd_soc_pcm_runtime *be, int stream,
 
 /* internal use only */
 int soc_dpcm_be_digital_mute(struct snd_soc_pcm_runtime *fe, int mute);
-void soc_dpcm_debugfs_add(struct snd_soc_pcm_runtime *rtd);
 int soc_dpcm_runtime_update(struct snd_soc_card *);
 
+#ifdef CONFIG_DEBUG_FS
+void soc_dpcm_debugfs_add(struct snd_soc_pcm_runtime *rtd);
+#else
+static inline void soc_dpcm_debugfs_add(struct snd_soc_pcm_runtime *rtd)
+{
+}
+#endif
+
 int dpcm_path_get(struct snd_soc_pcm_runtime *fe,
 	int stream, struct snd_soc_dapm_widget_list **list_);
 int dpcm_process_paths(struct snd_soc_pcm_runtime *fe,
diff --git a/sound/soc/soc-core.c b/sound/soc/soc-core.c
index 25b26caea4e0..2a75fba31aa4 100644
--- a/sound/soc/soc-core.c
+++ b/sound/soc/soc-core.c
@@ -1487,11 +1487,9 @@ static int soc_probe_link_dais(struct snd_soc_card *card,
 	if (ret)
 		return ret;
 
-#ifdef CONFIG_DEBUG_FS
 	/* add DPCM sysfs entries */
 	if (dai_link->dynamic)
 		soc_dpcm_debugfs_add(rtd);
-#endif
 
 	num = rtd->num;