diff --git a/include/sound/soc-component.h b/include/sound/soc-component.h
index 778a6e7d352d..fbcd911ac25e 100644
--- a/include/sound/soc-component.h
+++ b/include/sound/soc-component.h
@@ -348,5 +348,7 @@ int snd_soc_component_prepare(struct snd_soc_component *component,
 int snd_soc_component_hw_params(struct snd_soc_component *component,
 				struct snd_pcm_substream *substream,
 				struct snd_pcm_hw_params *params);
+int snd_soc_component_hw_free(struct snd_soc_component *component,
+			      struct snd_pcm_substream *substream);
 
 #endif /* __SOC_COMPONENT_H */
diff --git a/sound/soc/soc-component.c b/sound/soc/soc-component.c
index 7b6456370da5..e2bc34efe547 100644
--- a/sound/soc/soc-component.c
+++ b/sound/soc/soc-component.c
@@ -326,3 +326,13 @@ int snd_soc_component_hw_params(struct snd_soc_component *component,
 
 	return 0;
 }
+
+int snd_soc_component_hw_free(struct snd_soc_component *component,
+			       struct snd_pcm_substream *substream)
+{
+	if (component->driver->ops &&
+	    component->driver->ops->hw_free)
+		return component->driver->ops->hw_free(substream);
+
+	return 0;
+}
diff --git a/sound/soc/soc-pcm.c b/sound/soc/soc-pcm.c
index 8be1d22dc87a..8c5289904f20 100644
--- a/sound/soc/soc-pcm.c
+++ b/sound/soc/soc-pcm.c
@@ -847,6 +847,7 @@ static int soc_pcm_components_hw_free(struct snd_pcm_substream *substream,
 	struct snd_soc_pcm_runtime *rtd = substream->private_data;
 	struct snd_soc_rtdcom_list *rtdcom;
 	struct snd_soc_component *component;
+	int ret = 0;
 
 	for_each_rtdcom(rtd, rtdcom) {
 		component = rtdcom->component;
@@ -854,14 +855,10 @@ static int soc_pcm_components_hw_free(struct snd_pcm_substream *substream,
 		if (component == last)
 			break;
 
-		if (!component->driver->ops ||
-		    !component->driver->ops->hw_free)
-			continue;
-
-		component->driver->ops->hw_free(substream);
+		ret |= snd_soc_component_hw_free(component, substream);
 	}
 
-	return 0;
+	return ret;
 }
 
 /*