diff --git a/sound/soc/tegra-alt/tegra210_adsp_alt.c b/sound/soc/tegra-alt/tegra210_adsp_alt.c
index eafc9481..3aa853f3 100644
--- a/sound/soc/tegra-alt/tegra210_adsp_alt.c
+++ b/sound/soc/tegra-alt/tegra210_adsp_alt.c
@@ -4871,6 +4871,11 @@ static int tegra210_adsp_audio_platform_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 
 	pr_info("tegra210_adsp_audio_platform_probe: platform probe started\n");
 
+	if (dev_set_name(&pdev->dev, "%s", DRV_NAME_ADSP) < 0) {
+		dev_err(&pdev->dev, "error in setting adsp device name\n");
+		return -ENODEV;
+	}
+
 	match = of_match_device(tegra210_adsp_audio_of_match, &pdev->dev);
 	if (!match) {
 		dev_err(&pdev->dev, "Error: No device match found\n");
diff --git a/sound/soc/tegra-alt/tegra210_xbar_alt.c b/sound/soc/tegra-alt/tegra210_xbar_alt.c
index e449d497..e9d2031d 100644
--- a/sound/soc/tegra-alt/tegra210_xbar_alt.c
+++ b/sound/soc/tegra-alt/tegra210_xbar_alt.c
@@ -1515,6 +1515,13 @@ static int tegra_dev_xbar_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	struct tegra_xbar_soc_data *soc_data;
 	int ret;
 
+	/* required to register the xbar codec with generic name */
+	if (dev_set_name(&pdev->dev, "%s", DRV_NAME) < 0) {
+		dev_err(&pdev->dev, "error in setting xbar device name\n");
+		ret = -ENODEV;
+		goto err;
+	}
+
 	match = of_match_device(tegra_xbar_of_match, &pdev->dev);
 	if (!match) {
 		dev_err(&pdev->dev, "Error: No device match found\n");