diff --git a/sound/soc/omap/mcbsp.c b/sound/soc/omap/mcbsp.c
index eb68c7db1cf3..361e4c03646e 100644
--- a/sound/soc/omap/mcbsp.c
+++ b/sound/soc/omap/mcbsp.c
@@ -1012,28 +1012,33 @@ int omap_mcbsp_init(struct platform_device *pdev)
 		}
 	}
 
-	res = platform_get_resource_byname(pdev, IORESOURCE_DMA, "rx");
-	if (!res) {
-		dev_err(&pdev->dev, "invalid rx DMA channel\n");
-		return -ENODEV;
-	}
-	/* RX DMA request number, and port address configuration */
-	mcbsp->dma_req[1] = res->start;
-	mcbsp->dma_data[1].filter_data = &mcbsp->dma_req[1];
-	mcbsp->dma_data[1].addr = omap_mcbsp_dma_reg_params(mcbsp, 1);
-	mcbsp->dma_data[1].maxburst = 4;
+	if (!pdev->dev.of_node) {
+		res = platform_get_resource_byname(pdev, IORESOURCE_DMA, "tx");
+		if (!res) {
+			dev_err(&pdev->dev, "invalid tx DMA channel\n");
+			return -ENODEV;
+		}
+		mcbsp->dma_req[0] = res->start;
+		mcbsp->dma_data[0].filter_data = &mcbsp->dma_req[0];
 
-	res = platform_get_resource_byname(pdev, IORESOURCE_DMA, "tx");
-	if (!res) {
-		dev_err(&pdev->dev, "invalid tx DMA channel\n");
-		return -ENODEV;
+		res = platform_get_resource_byname(pdev, IORESOURCE_DMA, "rx");
+		if (!res) {
+			dev_err(&pdev->dev, "invalid rx DMA channel\n");
+			return -ENODEV;
+		}
+		mcbsp->dma_req[1] = res->start;
+		mcbsp->dma_data[1].filter_data = &mcbsp->dma_req[1];
+	} else {
+		mcbsp->dma_data[0].filter_data = "tx";
+		mcbsp->dma_data[1].filter_data = "rx";
 	}
-	/* TX DMA request number, and port address configuration */
-	mcbsp->dma_req[0] = res->start;
-	mcbsp->dma_data[0].filter_data = &mcbsp->dma_req[0];
+
 	mcbsp->dma_data[0].addr = omap_mcbsp_dma_reg_params(mcbsp, 0);
 	mcbsp->dma_data[0].maxburst = 4;
 
+	mcbsp->dma_data[1].addr = omap_mcbsp_dma_reg_params(mcbsp, 1);
+	mcbsp->dma_data[1].maxburst = 4;
+
 	mcbsp->fclk = clk_get(&pdev->dev, "fck");
 	if (IS_ERR(mcbsp->fclk)) {
 		ret = PTR_ERR(mcbsp->fclk);
diff --git a/sound/soc/omap/omap-dmic.c b/sound/soc/omap/omap-dmic.c
index 2ad0370146fd..4db1f8e6e172 100644
--- a/sound/soc/omap/omap-dmic.c
+++ b/sound/soc/omap/omap-dmic.c
@@ -57,7 +57,6 @@ struct omap_dmic {
 	struct mutex mutex;
 
 	struct snd_dmaengine_dai_dma_data dma_data;
-	unsigned int dma_req;
 };
 
 static inline void omap_dmic_write(struct omap_dmic *dmic, u16 reg, u32 val)
@@ -478,15 +477,7 @@ static int asoc_dmic_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	}
 	dmic->dma_data.addr = res->start + OMAP_DMIC_DATA_REG;
 
-	res = platform_get_resource(pdev, IORESOURCE_DMA, 0);
-	if (!res) {
-		dev_err(dmic->dev, "invalid dma resource\n");
-		ret = -ENODEV;
-		goto err_put_clk;
-	}
-
-	dmic->dma_req = res->start;
-	dmic->dma_data.filter_data = &dmic->dma_req;
+	dmic->dma_data.filter_data = "up_link";
 
 	res = platform_get_resource_byname(pdev, IORESOURCE_MEM, "mpu");
 	if (!res) {
diff --git a/sound/soc/omap/omap-mcpdm.c b/sound/soc/omap/omap-mcpdm.c
index eb05c7ed6d05..a49dc52f8abc 100644
--- a/sound/soc/omap/omap-mcpdm.c
+++ b/sound/soc/omap/omap-mcpdm.c
@@ -66,7 +66,6 @@ struct omap_mcpdm {
 	bool restart;
 
 	struct snd_dmaengine_dai_dma_data dma_data[2];
-	unsigned int dma_req[2];
 };
 
 /*
@@ -477,19 +476,8 @@ static int asoc_mcpdm_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	mcpdm->dma_data[0].addr = res->start + MCPDM_REG_DN_DATA;
 	mcpdm->dma_data[1].addr = res->start + MCPDM_REG_UP_DATA;
 
-	res = platform_get_resource_byname(pdev, IORESOURCE_DMA, "dn_link");
-	if (!res)
-		return -ENODEV;
-
-	mcpdm->dma_req[0] = res->start;
-	mcpdm->dma_data[0].filter_data = &mcpdm->dma_req[0];
-
-	res = platform_get_resource_byname(pdev, IORESOURCE_DMA, "up_link");
-	if (!res)
-		return -ENODEV;
-
-	mcpdm->dma_req[1] = res->start;
-	mcpdm->dma_data[1].filter_data = &mcpdm->dma_req[1];
+	mcpdm->dma_data[0].filter_data = "dn_link";
+	mcpdm->dma_data[1].filter_data = "up_link";
 
 	res = platform_get_resource_byname(pdev, IORESOURCE_MEM, "mpu");
 	if (res == NULL)
diff --git a/sound/soc/omap/omap-pcm.c b/sound/soc/omap/omap-pcm.c
index c28e042f2208..a11405de86e8 100644
--- a/sound/soc/omap/omap-pcm.c
+++ b/sound/soc/omap/omap-pcm.c
@@ -113,14 +113,25 @@ static int omap_pcm_open(struct snd_pcm_substream *substream)
 {
 	struct snd_soc_pcm_runtime *rtd = substream->private_data;
 	struct snd_dmaengine_dai_dma_data *dma_data;
+	int ret;
 
 	snd_soc_set_runtime_hwparams(substream, &omap_pcm_hardware);
 
 	dma_data = snd_soc_dai_get_dma_data(rtd->cpu_dai, substream);
 
-	return snd_dmaengine_pcm_open_request_chan(substream,
-						   omap_dma_filter_fn,
-						   dma_data->filter_data);
+	/* DT boot: filter_data is the DMA name */
+	if (rtd->cpu_dai->dev->of_node) {
+		struct dma_chan *chan;
+
+		chan = dma_request_slave_channel(rtd->cpu_dai->dev,
+						 dma_data->filter_data);
+		ret = snd_dmaengine_pcm_open(substream, chan);
+	} else {
+		ret = snd_dmaengine_pcm_open_request_chan(substream,
+							  omap_dma_filter_fn,
+							  dma_data->filter_data);
+	}
+	return ret;
 }
 
 static int omap_pcm_mmap(struct snd_pcm_substream *substream,