diff --git a/include/sound/soc-dapm.h b/include/sound/soc-dapm.h
index 2e38dff16779..d2faec9a323e 100644
--- a/include/sound/soc-dapm.h
+++ b/include/sound/soc-dapm.h
@@ -650,6 +650,7 @@ struct snd_soc_dapm_widget {
 	unsigned char power_checked:1;		/* power checked this run */
 	unsigned char is_supply:1;		/* Widget is a supply type widget */
 	unsigned char is_ep:2;			/* Widget is a endpoint type widget */
+	unsigned char no_wname_in_kcontrol_name:1; /* No widget name prefix in kcontrol name */
 	int subseq;				/* sort within widget type */
 
 	int (*power_check)(struct snd_soc_dapm_widget *w);
diff --git a/sound/soc/soc-dapm.c b/sound/soc/soc-dapm.c
index 3091e8160bad..f07e83678373 100644
--- a/sound/soc/soc-dapm.c
+++ b/sound/soc/soc-dapm.c
@@ -916,6 +916,8 @@ static int dapm_create_or_share_kcontrol(struct snd_soc_dapm_widget *w,
 				return -EINVAL;
 			}
 		}
+		if (w->no_wname_in_kcontrol_name)
+			wname_in_long_name = false;
 
 		if (wname_in_long_name && kcname_in_long_name) {
 			/*