diff --git a/include/sound/soc-dai.h b/include/sound/soc-dai.h
index 1bafe95dcf41..5ad5f3a50c68 100644
--- a/include/sound/soc-dai.h
+++ b/include/sound/soc-dai.h
@@ -209,6 +209,10 @@ struct snd_soc_dai_driver {
 	struct snd_soc_pcm_stream capture;
 	struct snd_soc_pcm_stream playback;
 	unsigned int symmetric_rates:1;
+
+	/* probe ordering - for components with runtime dependencies */
+	int probe_order;
+	int remove_order;
 };
 
 /*
diff --git a/include/sound/soc.h b/include/sound/soc.h
index 74093be65709..d5db87e82c6d 100644
--- a/include/sound/soc.h
+++ b/include/sound/soc.h
@@ -202,6 +202,16 @@
 #define SOC_VALUE_ENUM_SINGLE_DECL(name, xreg, xshift, xmask, xtexts, xvalues) \
 	SOC_VALUE_ENUM_DOUBLE_DECL(name, xreg, xshift, xshift, xmask, xtexts, xvalues)
 
+/*
+ * Component probe and remove ordering levels for components with runtime
+ * dependencies.
+ */
+#define SND_SOC_COMP_ORDER_FIRST		-2
+#define SND_SOC_COMP_ORDER_EARLY		-1
+#define SND_SOC_COMP_ORDER_NORMAL		0
+#define SND_SOC_COMP_ORDER_LATE		1
+#define SND_SOC_COMP_ORDER_LAST		2
+
 /*
  * Bias levels
  *
@@ -613,6 +623,10 @@ struct snd_soc_codec_driver {
 
 	void (*seq_notifier)(struct snd_soc_dapm_context *,
 			     enum snd_soc_dapm_type, int);
+
+	/* probe ordering - for components with runtime dependencies */
+	int probe_order;
+	int remove_order;
 };
 
 /* SoC platform interface */
@@ -636,6 +650,10 @@ struct snd_soc_platform_driver {
 
 	/* platform stream ops */
 	struct snd_pcm_ops *ops;
+
+	/* probe ordering - for components with runtime dependencies */
+	int probe_order;
+	int remove_order;
 };
 
 struct snd_soc_platform {
diff --git a/sound/soc/soc-core.c b/sound/soc/soc-core.c
index 29bf9fbd3e29..df5608db3350 100644
--- a/sound/soc/soc-core.c
+++ b/sound/soc/soc-core.c
@@ -1394,7 +1394,7 @@ static void soc_remove_codec(struct snd_soc_codec *codec)
 	module_put(codec->dev->driver->owner);
 }
 
-static void soc_remove_dai_link(struct snd_soc_card *card, int num)
+static void soc_remove_dai_link(struct snd_soc_card *card, int num, int order)
 {
 	struct snd_soc_pcm_runtime *rtd = &card->rtd[num];
 	struct snd_soc_codec *codec = rtd->codec;
@@ -1411,7 +1411,8 @@ static void soc_remove_dai_link(struct snd_soc_card *card, int num)
 	}
 
 	/* remove the CODEC DAI */
-	if (codec_dai && codec_dai->probed) {
+	if (codec_dai && codec_dai->probed &&
+			codec_dai->driver->remove_order == order) {
 		if (codec_dai->driver->remove) {
 			err = codec_dai->driver->remove(codec_dai);
 			if (err < 0)
@@ -1422,7 +1423,8 @@ static void soc_remove_dai_link(struct snd_soc_card *card, int num)
 	}
 
 	/* remove the platform */
-	if (platform && platform->probed) {
+	if (platform && platform->probed &&
+			platform->driver->remove_order == order) {
 		if (platform->driver->remove) {
 			err = platform->driver->remove(platform);
 			if (err < 0)
@@ -1434,11 +1436,13 @@ static void soc_remove_dai_link(struct snd_soc_card *card, int num)
 	}
 
 	/* remove the CODEC */
-	if (codec && codec->probed)
+	if (codec && codec->probed &&
+			codec->driver->remove_order == order)
 		soc_remove_codec(codec);
 
 	/* remove the cpu_dai */
-	if (cpu_dai && cpu_dai->probed) {
+	if (cpu_dai && cpu_dai->probed &&
+			cpu_dai->driver->remove_order == order) {
 		if (cpu_dai->driver->remove) {
 			err = cpu_dai->driver->remove(cpu_dai);
 			if (err < 0)
@@ -1452,11 +1456,13 @@ static void soc_remove_dai_link(struct snd_soc_card *card, int num)
 
 static void soc_remove_dai_links(struct snd_soc_card *card)
 {
-	int i;
-
-	for (i = 0; i < card->num_rtd; i++)
-		soc_remove_dai_link(card, i);
+	int dai, order;
 
+	for (order = SND_SOC_COMP_ORDER_FIRST; order <= SND_SOC_COMP_ORDER_LAST;
+			order++) {
+		for (dai = 0; dai < card->num_rtd; dai++)
+			soc_remove_dai_link(card, dai, order);
+	}
 	card->num_rtd = 0;
 }
 
@@ -1597,7 +1603,7 @@ static int soc_post_component_init(struct snd_soc_card *card,
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static int soc_probe_dai_link(struct snd_soc_card *card, int num)
+static int soc_probe_dai_link(struct snd_soc_card *card, int num, int order)
 {
 	struct snd_soc_dai_link *dai_link = &card->dai_link[num];
 	struct snd_soc_pcm_runtime *rtd = &card->rtd[num];
@@ -1606,7 +1612,8 @@ static int soc_probe_dai_link(struct snd_soc_card *card, int num)
 	struct snd_soc_dai *codec_dai = rtd->codec_dai, *cpu_dai = rtd->cpu_dai;
 	int ret;
 
-	dev_dbg(card->dev, "probe %s dai link %d\n", card->name, num);
+	dev_dbg(card->dev, "probe %s dai link %d late %d\n",
+			card->name, num, order);
 
 	/* config components */
 	codec_dai->codec = codec;
@@ -1618,7 +1625,8 @@ static int soc_probe_dai_link(struct snd_soc_card *card, int num)
 	rtd->pmdown_time = pmdown_time;
 
 	/* probe the cpu_dai */
-	if (!cpu_dai->probed) {
+	if (!cpu_dai->probed &&
+			cpu_dai->driver->probe_order == order) {
 		if (!try_module_get(cpu_dai->dev->driver->owner))
 			return -ENODEV;
 
@@ -1637,14 +1645,16 @@ static int soc_probe_dai_link(struct snd_soc_card *card, int num)
 	}
 
 	/* probe the CODEC */
-	if (!codec->probed) {
+	if (!codec->probed &&
+			codec->driver->probe_order == order) {
 		ret = soc_probe_codec(card, codec);
 		if (ret < 0)
 			return ret;
 	}
 
 	/* probe the platform */
-	if (!platform->probed) {
+	if (!platform->probed &&
+			platform->driver->probe_order == order) {
 		if (!try_module_get(platform->dev->driver->owner))
 			return -ENODEV;
 
@@ -1663,7 +1673,7 @@ static int soc_probe_dai_link(struct snd_soc_card *card, int num)
 	}
 
 	/* probe the CODEC DAI */
-	if (!codec_dai->probed) {
+	if (!codec_dai->probed && codec_dai->driver->probe_order == order) {
 		if (codec_dai->driver->probe) {
 			ret = codec_dai->driver->probe(codec_dai);
 			if (ret < 0) {
@@ -1678,6 +1688,10 @@ static int soc_probe_dai_link(struct snd_soc_card *card, int num)
 		list_add(&codec_dai->card_list, &card->dai_dev_list);
 	}
 
+	/* complete DAI probe during last probe */
+	if (order != SND_SOC_COMP_ORDER_LAST)
+		return 0;
+
 	/* DAPM dai link stream work */
 	INIT_DELAYED_WORK(&rtd->delayed_work, close_delayed_work);
 
@@ -1818,7 +1832,7 @@ static void snd_soc_instantiate_card(struct snd_soc_card *card)
 	struct snd_soc_codec *codec;
 	struct snd_soc_codec_conf *codec_conf;
 	enum snd_soc_compress_type compress_type;
-	int ret, i;
+	int ret, i, order;
 
 	mutex_lock(&card->mutex);
 
@@ -1896,12 +1910,16 @@ static void snd_soc_instantiate_card(struct snd_soc_card *card)
 			goto card_probe_error;
 	}
 
-	for (i = 0; i < card->num_links; i++) {
-		ret = soc_probe_dai_link(card, i);
-		if (ret < 0) {
-			pr_err("asoc: failed to instantiate card %s: %d\n",
+	/* early DAI link probe */
+	for (order = SND_SOC_COMP_ORDER_FIRST; order <= SND_SOC_COMP_ORDER_LAST;
+			order++) {
+		for (i = 0; i < card->num_links; i++) {
+			ret = soc_probe_dai_link(card, i, order);
+			if (ret < 0) {
+				pr_err("asoc: failed to instantiate card %s: %d\n",
 			       card->name, ret);
-			goto probe_dai_err;
+				goto probe_dai_err;
+			}
 		}
 	}