diff --git a/sound/soc/codecs/Kconfig b/sound/soc/codecs/Kconfig
index c367d11079bc..01f436cc14c6 100644
--- a/sound/soc/codecs/Kconfig
+++ b/sound/soc/codecs/Kconfig
@@ -749,6 +749,10 @@ config SND_SOC_RT5514
 config SND_SOC_RT5514_SPI
 	tristate
 
+config SND_SOC_RT5514_SPI_BUILTIN
+	bool # force RT5514_SPI to be built-in to avoid link errors
+	default SND_SOC_RT5514=y && SND_SOC_RT5514_SPI=m
+
 config SND_SOC_RT5616
 	tristate "Realtek RT5616 CODEC"
 	depends on I2C
diff --git a/sound/soc/codecs/Makefile b/sound/soc/codecs/Makefile
index 77c18189c9ad..2dc42b296973 100644
--- a/sound/soc/codecs/Makefile
+++ b/sound/soc/codecs/Makefile
@@ -359,6 +359,7 @@ obj-$(CONFIG_SND_SOC_RT286)	+= snd-soc-rt286.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_SND_SOC_RT298)	+= snd-soc-rt298.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_SND_SOC_RT5514)	+= snd-soc-rt5514.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_SND_SOC_RT5514_SPI)	+= snd-soc-rt5514-spi.o
+obj-$(CONFIG_SND_SOC_RT5514_SPI_BUILTIN)	+= snd-soc-rt5514-spi.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_SND_SOC_RT5616)	+= snd-soc-rt5616.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_SND_SOC_RT5631)	+= snd-soc-rt5631.o
 obj-$(CONFIG_SND_SOC_RT5640)	+= snd-soc-rt5640.o