diff --git a/sound/soc/soc-generic-dmaengine-pcm.c b/sound/soc/soc-generic-dmaengine-pcm.c
index 748f5f641002..d93db2c2b527 100644
--- a/sound/soc/soc-generic-dmaengine-pcm.c
+++ b/sound/soc/soc-generic-dmaengine-pcm.c
@@ -306,6 +306,12 @@ static int dmaengine_pcm_new(struct snd_soc_pcm_runtime *rtd)
 
 		if (!dmaengine_pcm_can_report_residue(dev, pcm->chan[i]))
 			pcm->flags |= SND_DMAENGINE_PCM_FLAG_NO_RESIDUE;
+
+		if (rtd->pcm->streams[i].pcm->name[0] == '\0') {
+			strncpy(rtd->pcm->streams[i].pcm->name,
+				rtd->pcm->streams[i].pcm->id,
+				sizeof(rtd->pcm->streams[i].pcm->name));
+		}
 	}
 
 	return 0;