diff --git a/include/uapi/sound/asoc.h b/include/uapi/sound/asoc.h
index 12215205ab8d..7ae13fbc0a3e 100644
--- a/include/uapi/sound/asoc.h
+++ b/include/uapi/sound/asoc.h
@@ -347,6 +347,7 @@ struct snd_soc_tplg_dapm_widget {
 	__le32 reg;		/* negative reg = no direct dapm */
 	__le32 shift;		/* bits to shift */
 	__le32 mask;		/* non-shifted mask */
+	__le32 subseq;		/* sort within widget type */
 	__u32 invert;		/* invert the power bit */
 	__u32 ignore_suspend;	/* kept enabled over suspend */
 	__u16 event_flags;
diff --git a/sound/soc/soc-topology.c b/sound/soc/soc-topology.c
index 6a547c6dd3a1..9f2b048f1071 100644
--- a/sound/soc/soc-topology.c
+++ b/sound/soc/soc-topology.c
@@ -1351,6 +1351,7 @@ static int soc_tplg_dapm_widget_create(struct soc_tplg *tplg,
 	template.reg = w->reg;
 	template.shift = w->shift;
 	template.mask = w->mask;
+	template.subseq = w->subseq;
 	template.on_val = w->invert ? 0 : 1;
 	template.off_val = w->invert ? 1 : 0;
 	template.ignore_suspend = w->ignore_suspend;