diff --git a/include/sound/soc.h b/include/sound/soc.h
index 8457aab9eab08f8de17f3ac8fb9e412ac3ed44f1..77b01c45ee8d35f7c7e2aca49041e42f896fa1d0 100644
--- a/include/sound/soc.h
+++ b/include/sound/soc.h
@@ -1647,8 +1647,12 @@ void snd_soc_util_exit(void);
 int snd_soc_of_parse_card_name_from_node(struct snd_soc_card *card,
 					 struct device_node *np,
 					 const char *propname);
-int snd_soc_of_parse_audio_simple_widgets(struct snd_soc_card *card,
-					  const char *propname);
+#define snd_soc_of_parse_audio_simple_widgets(card, propname)\
+	snd_soc_of_parse_audio_simple_widgets_from_node(card, NULL, propname)
+int snd_soc_of_parse_audio_simple_widgets_from_node(struct snd_soc_card *card,
+						    struct device_node *np,
+						    const char *propname);
+
 int snd_soc_of_parse_tdm_slot(struct device_node *np,
 			      unsigned int *tx_mask,
 			      unsigned int *rx_mask,
diff --git a/sound/soc/soc-core.c b/sound/soc/soc-core.c
index 17132fb579305b3f356c4b7a346d2ed638e86641..6f911f4d413ab7efd7a2aad08da8b016a8c6a471 100644
--- a/sound/soc/soc-core.c
+++ b/sound/soc/soc-core.c
@@ -3462,14 +3462,17 @@ static const struct snd_soc_dapm_widget simple_widgets[] = {
 	SND_SOC_DAPM_SPK("Speaker", NULL),
 };
 
-int snd_soc_of_parse_audio_simple_widgets(struct snd_soc_card *card,
+int snd_soc_of_parse_audio_simple_widgets_from_node(struct snd_soc_card *card,
+					  struct device_node *np,
 					  const char *propname)
 {
-	struct device_node *np = card->dev->of_node;
 	struct snd_soc_dapm_widget *widgets;
 	const char *template, *wname;
 	int i, j, num_widgets, ret;
 
+	if (!np)
+		np = card->dev->of_node;
+
 	num_widgets = of_property_count_strings(np, propname);
 	if (num_widgets < 0) {
 		dev_err(card->dev,
@@ -3540,7 +3543,7 @@ int snd_soc_of_parse_audio_simple_widgets(struct snd_soc_card *card,
 
 	return 0;
 }
-EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(snd_soc_of_parse_audio_simple_widgets);
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(snd_soc_of_parse_audio_simple_widgets_from_node);
 
 static int snd_soc_of_get_slot_mask(struct device_node *np,
 				    const char *prop_name,