diff --git a/sound/soc/atmel/sam9g20_wm8731.c b/sound/soc/atmel/sam9g20_wm8731.c
index af3c73053ee4..28afbbf69ce0 100644
--- a/sound/soc/atmel/sam9g20_wm8731.c
+++ b/sound/soc/atmel/sam9g20_wm8731.c
@@ -184,7 +184,7 @@ static struct snd_soc_dai_link at91sam9g20ek_dai = {
 	.codec_dai_name = "wm8731-hifi",
 	.init = at91sam9g20ek_wm8731_init,
 	.platform_name = "atmel-pcm-audio",
-	.codec_name = "wm8731-codec.0-001b",
+	.codec_name = "wm8731.0-001b",
 	.ops = &at91sam9g20ek_ops,
 };
 
diff --git a/sound/soc/au1x/db1200.c b/sound/soc/au1x/db1200.c
index cb99f04abe88..1d3e258c9ea8 100644
--- a/sound/soc/au1x/db1200.c
+++ b/sound/soc/au1x/db1200.c
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ static struct snd_soc_dai_link db1200_i2s_dai = {
 	.codec_dai_name	= "wm8731-hifi",
 	.cpu_dai_name	= "au1xpsc_i2s.1",
 	.platform_name	= "au1xpsc-pcm.1",
-	.codec_name	= "wm8731-codec.0-001b",
+	.codec_name	= "wm8731.0-001b",
 	.ops		= &db1200_i2s_wm8731_ops,
 };
 
diff --git a/sound/soc/codecs/wm8731.c b/sound/soc/codecs/wm8731.c
index 44a591e82558..6dec7cee2cb4 100644
--- a/sound/soc/codecs/wm8731.c
+++ b/sound/soc/codecs/wm8731.c
@@ -659,7 +659,7 @@ static int __devexit wm8731_spi_remove(struct spi_device *spi)
 
 static struct spi_driver wm8731_spi_driver = {
 	.driver = {
-		.name	= "wm8731-codec",
+		.name	= "wm8731",
 		.owner	= THIS_MODULE,
 	},
 	.probe		= wm8731_spi_probe,
@@ -703,7 +703,7 @@ MODULE_DEVICE_TABLE(i2c, wm8731_i2c_id);
 
 static struct i2c_driver wm8731_i2c_driver = {
 	.driver = {
-		.name = "wm8731-codec",
+		.name = "wm8731",
 		.owner = THIS_MODULE,
 	},
 	.probe =    wm8731_i2c_probe,
diff --git a/sound/soc/pxa/corgi.c b/sound/soc/pxa/corgi.c
index 9027da466cae..28757fb9df31 100644
--- a/sound/soc/pxa/corgi.c
+++ b/sound/soc/pxa/corgi.c
@@ -310,7 +310,7 @@ static struct snd_soc_dai_link corgi_dai = {
 	.cpu_dai_name = "pxa2xx-i2s",
 	.codec_dai_name = "wm8731-hifi",
 	.platform_name = "pxa-pcm-audio",
-	.codec_name = "wm8731-codec.0-001b",
+	.codec_name = "wm8731.0-001b",
 	.init = corgi_wm8731_init,
 	.ops = &corgi_ops,
 };
diff --git a/sound/soc/pxa/poodle.c b/sound/soc/pxa/poodle.c
index a7d4999f9b24..da3ae4316cf2 100644
--- a/sound/soc/pxa/poodle.c
+++ b/sound/soc/pxa/poodle.c
@@ -276,7 +276,7 @@ static struct snd_soc_dai_link poodle_dai = {
 	.cpu_dai_name = "pxa2xx-i2s",
 	.codec_dai_name = "wm8731-hifi",
 	.platform_name = "pxa-pcm-audio",
-	.codec_name = "wm8731-codec.0-001b",
+	.codec_name = "wm8731.0-001b",
 	.init = poodle_wm8731_init,
 	.ops = &poodle_ops,
 };