diff --git a/sound/soc/soc-core.c b/sound/soc/soc-core.c
index 88978a3036c4..96d38db8b578 100644
--- a/sound/soc/soc-core.c
+++ b/sound/soc/soc-core.c
@@ -355,6 +355,13 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(snd_soc_get_dai_substream);
 
 static const struct snd_soc_ops null_snd_soc_ops;
 
+static void soc_free_pcm_runtime(struct snd_soc_pcm_runtime *rtd)
+{
+	kfree(rtd->codec_dais);
+	snd_soc_rtdcom_del_all(rtd);
+	kfree(rtd);
+}
+
 static struct snd_soc_pcm_runtime *soc_new_pcm_runtime(
 	struct snd_soc_card *card, struct snd_soc_dai_link *dai_link)
 {
@@ -381,13 +388,6 @@ static struct snd_soc_pcm_runtime *soc_new_pcm_runtime(
 	return rtd;
 }
 
-static void soc_free_pcm_runtime(struct snd_soc_pcm_runtime *rtd)
-{
-	kfree(rtd->codec_dais);
-	snd_soc_rtdcom_del_all(rtd);
-	kfree(rtd);
-}
-
 static void soc_add_pcm_runtime(struct snd_soc_card *card,
 		struct snd_soc_pcm_runtime *rtd)
 {