.startup = aif1_startup,
 };
 
+SND_SOC_DAILINK_DEF(dummy,
+       DAILINK_COMP_ARRAY(COMP_DUMMY()));
+
+SND_SOC_DAILINK_DEF(media,
+       DAILINK_COMP_ARRAY(COMP_CPU("media-cpu-dai")));
+
+SND_SOC_DAILINK_DEF(deepbuffer,
+       DAILINK_COMP_ARRAY(COMP_CPU("deepbuffer-cpu-dai")));
+
+SND_SOC_DAILINK_DEF(ssp2_port,
+       DAILINK_COMP_ARRAY(COMP_CPU("ssp2-port")));
+
+SND_SOC_DAILINK_DEF(platform,
+       DAILINK_COMP_ARRAY(COMP_PLATFORM("sst-mfld-platform")));
+
 static struct snd_soc_dai_link dais[] = {
        [MERR_DPCM_AUDIO] = {
                .name = "Audio Port",
                .stream_name = "Audio",
-               .cpu_dai_name = "media-cpu-dai",
-               .codec_dai_name = "snd-soc-dummy-dai",
-               .codec_name = "snd-soc-dummy",
-               .platform_name = "sst-mfld-platform",
                .ignore_suspend = 1,
                .nonatomic = true,
                .dynamic = 1,
                .dpcm_playback = 1,
                .dpcm_capture = 1,
                .ops = &aif1_ops,
+               SND_SOC_DAILINK_REG(media, dummy, platform),
        },
        [MERR_DPCM_DEEP_BUFFER] = {
                .name = "Deep-Buffer Audio Port",
                .stream_name = "Deep-Buffer Audio",
-               .cpu_dai_name = "deepbuffer-cpu-dai",
-               .codec_dai_name = "snd-soc-dummy-dai",
-               .codec_name = "snd-soc-dummy",
-               .platform_name = "sst-mfld-platform",
                .ignore_suspend = 1,
                .nonatomic = true,
                .dynamic = 1,
                .dpcm_playback = 1,
                .ops = &aif1_ops,
+               SND_SOC_DAILINK_REG(deepbuffer, dummy, platform),
        },
        /* CODEC<->CODEC link */
        /* back ends */
        {
                .name = "SSP2-LowSpeed Connector",
                .id = 0,
-               .cpu_dai_name = "ssp2-port",
-               .platform_name = "sst-mfld-platform",
                .no_pcm = 1,
-               .codec_dai_name = "snd-soc-dummy-dai",
-               .codec_name = "snd-soc-dummy",
                .dai_fmt = SND_SOC_DAIFMT_I2S | SND_SOC_DAIFMT_NB_NF
                                                | SND_SOC_DAIFMT_CBS_CFS,
                .be_hw_params_fixup = codec_fixup,
                .nonatomic = true,
                .dpcm_playback = 1,
                .dpcm_capture = 1,
+               SND_SOC_DAILINK_REG(ssp2_port, dummy, platform),
        },
 };