diff --git a/sound/i2c/other/ak4113.c b/sound/i2c/other/ak4113.c
index e04e750a77ed..1a3a6fa27158 100644
--- a/sound/i2c/other/ak4113.c
+++ b/sound/i2c/other/ak4113.c
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ int snd_ak4113_create(struct snd_card *card, ak4113_read_t *read,
 			AK4113_CINT | AK4113_STC);
 	chip->rcs1 = reg_read(chip, AK4113_REG_RCS1);
 	chip->rcs2 = reg_read(chip, AK4113_REG_RCS2);
-	err = snd_device_new(card, SNDRV_DEV_LOWLEVEL, chip, &ops);
+	err = snd_device_new(card, SNDRV_DEV_CODEC, chip, &ops);
 	if (err < 0)
 		goto __fail;
 
diff --git a/sound/i2c/other/ak4114.c b/sound/i2c/other/ak4114.c
index 15ae0250eace..c7f56339415d 100644
--- a/sound/i2c/other/ak4114.c
+++ b/sound/i2c/other/ak4114.c
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ int snd_ak4114_create(struct snd_card *card,
 	chip->rcs0 = reg_read(chip, AK4114_REG_RCS0) & ~(AK4114_QINT | AK4114_CINT);
 	chip->rcs1 = reg_read(chip, AK4114_REG_RCS1);
 
-	if ((err = snd_device_new(card, SNDRV_DEV_LOWLEVEL, chip, &ops)) < 0)
+	if ((err = snd_device_new(card, SNDRV_DEV_CODEC, chip, &ops)) < 0)
 		goto __fail;
 
 	if (r_ak4114)