diff --git a/sound/soc/soc-utils.c b/sound/soc/soc-utils.c
index 0c12b98484bd..4220bb0f2730 100644
--- a/sound/soc/soc-utils.c
+++ b/sound/soc/soc-utils.c
@@ -58,7 +58,36 @@ int snd_soc_params_to_bclk(struct snd_pcm_hw_params *params)
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(snd_soc_params_to_bclk);
 
-static struct snd_soc_platform_driver dummy_platform;
+static const struct snd_pcm_hardware dummy_dma_hardware = {
+	.formats		= 0xffffffff,
+	.channels_min		= 1,
+	.channels_max		= UINT_MAX,
+
+	/* Random values to keep userspace happy when checking constraints */
+	.info			= SNDRV_PCM_INFO_INTERLEAVED |
+				  SNDRV_PCM_INFO_BLOCK_TRANSFER,
+	.buffer_bytes_max	= 128*1024,
+	.period_bytes_min	= PAGE_SIZE,
+	.period_bytes_max	= PAGE_SIZE*2,
+	.periods_min		= 2,
+	.periods_max		= 128,
+};
+
+static int dummy_dma_open(struct snd_pcm_substream *substream)
+{
+	snd_soc_set_runtime_hwparams(substream, &dummy_dma_hardware);
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static struct snd_pcm_ops dummy_dma_ops = {
+	.open		= dummy_dma_open,
+	.ioctl		= snd_pcm_lib_ioctl,
+};
+
+static struct snd_soc_platform_driver dummy_platform = {
+	.ops = &dummy_dma_ops,
+};
 
 static __devinit int snd_soc_dummy_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 {