diff --git a/sound/soc/soc-core.c b/sound/soc/soc-core.c
index 2d3520fca613..7abb017a83f3 100644
--- a/sound/soc/soc-core.c
+++ b/sound/soc/soc-core.c
@@ -3113,10 +3113,7 @@ static int snd_soc_component_initialize(struct snd_soc_component *component,
 {
 	struct snd_soc_dapm_context *dapm;
 
-	if (driver->name)
-		component->name = kstrdup(driver->name, GFP_KERNEL);
-	else
-		component->name = fmt_single_name(dev, &component->id);
+	component->name = fmt_single_name(dev, &component->id);
 	if (!component->name) {
 		dev_err(dev, "ASoC: Failed to allocate name\n");
 		return -ENOMEM;