diff --git a/include/sound/hdaudio.h b/include/sound/hdaudio.h
index d8afd8a5bd76..926ea701cdc4 100644
--- a/include/sound/hdaudio.h
+++ b/include/sound/hdaudio.h
@@ -357,6 +357,7 @@ void snd_hdac_bus_init_cmd_io(struct hdac_bus *bus);
 void snd_hdac_bus_stop_cmd_io(struct hdac_bus *bus);
 void snd_hdac_bus_enter_link_reset(struct hdac_bus *bus);
 void snd_hdac_bus_exit_link_reset(struct hdac_bus *bus);
+int snd_hdac_bus_reset_link(struct hdac_bus *bus, bool full_reset);
 
 void snd_hdac_bus_update_rirb(struct hdac_bus *bus);
 int snd_hdac_bus_handle_stream_irq(struct hdac_bus *bus, unsigned int status,
diff --git a/sound/hda/hdac_controller.c b/sound/hda/hdac_controller.c
index 6da6f3b8a623..778b42ba90b8 100644
--- a/sound/hda/hdac_controller.c
+++ b/sound/hda/hdac_controller.c
@@ -384,7 +384,7 @@ void snd_hdac_bus_exit_link_reset(struct hdac_bus *bus)
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(snd_hdac_bus_exit_link_reset);
 
 /* reset codec link */
-static int azx_reset(struct hdac_bus *bus, bool full_reset)
+int snd_hdac_bus_reset_link(struct hdac_bus *bus, bool full_reset)
 {
 	if (!full_reset)
 		goto skip_reset;
@@ -409,7 +409,7 @@ static int azx_reset(struct hdac_bus *bus, bool full_reset)
  skip_reset:
 	/* check to see if controller is ready */
 	if (!snd_hdac_chip_readb(bus, GCTL)) {
-		dev_dbg(bus->dev, "azx_reset: controller not ready!\n");
+		dev_dbg(bus->dev, "controller not ready!\n");
 		return -EBUSY;
 	}
 
@@ -424,6 +424,7 @@ static int azx_reset(struct hdac_bus *bus, bool full_reset)
 
 	return 0;
 }
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(snd_hdac_bus_reset_link);
 
 /* enable interrupts */
 static void azx_int_enable(struct hdac_bus *bus)
@@ -478,7 +479,7 @@ bool snd_hdac_bus_init_chip(struct hdac_bus *bus, bool full_reset)
 		return false;
 
 	/* reset controller */
-	azx_reset(bus, full_reset);
+	snd_hdac_bus_reset_link(bus, full_reset);
 
 	/* clear interrupts */
 	azx_int_clear(bus);
diff --git a/sound/soc/intel/skylake/skl.c b/sound/soc/intel/skylake/skl.c
index f94b484abb99..a0bef63b8fb1 100644
--- a/sound/soc/intel/skylake/skl.c
+++ b/sound/soc/intel/skylake/skl.c
@@ -698,7 +698,7 @@ static int skl_first_init(struct hdac_ext_bus *ebus)
 		return -ENXIO;
 	}
 
-	skl_init_chip(bus, true);
+	snd_hdac_bus_reset_link(bus, true);
 
 	snd_hdac_bus_parse_capabilities(bus);