diff --git a/include/sound/soc-dai.h b/include/sound/soc-dai.h
index 212257e84fac..71e178c89793 100644
--- a/include/sound/soc-dai.h
+++ b/include/sound/soc-dai.h
@@ -161,6 +161,7 @@ void snd_soc_dai_resume(struct snd_soc_dai *dai);
 int snd_soc_dai_compress_new(struct snd_soc_dai *dai,
 			     struct snd_soc_pcm_runtime *rtd, int num);
 bool snd_soc_dai_stream_valid(struct snd_soc_dai *dai, int stream);
+void snd_soc_dai_link_set_capabilities(struct snd_soc_dai_link *dai_link);
 void snd_soc_dai_action(struct snd_soc_dai *dai,
 			int stream, int action);
 static inline void snd_soc_dai_activate(struct snd_soc_dai *dai,
diff --git a/sound/soc/generic/audio-graph-card.c b/sound/soc/generic/audio-graph-card.c
index 9ad35d9940fe..97b4f5480a31 100644
--- a/sound/soc/generic/audio-graph-card.c
+++ b/sound/soc/generic/audio-graph-card.c
@@ -317,8 +317,8 @@ static int graph_dai_link_of_dpcm(struct asoc_simple_priv *priv,
 	if (ret < 0)
 		goto out_put_node;
 
-	dai_link->dpcm_playback		= 1;
-	dai_link->dpcm_capture		= 1;
+	snd_soc_dai_link_set_capabilities(dai_link);
+
 	dai_link->ops			= &graph_ops;
 	dai_link->init			= asoc_simple_dai_init;
 
diff --git a/sound/soc/generic/simple-card.c b/sound/soc/generic/simple-card.c
index 55e9f8800b3e..04d4d28ed511 100644
--- a/sound/soc/generic/simple-card.c
+++ b/sound/soc/generic/simple-card.c
@@ -231,8 +231,8 @@ static int simple_dai_link_of_dpcm(struct asoc_simple_priv *priv,
 	if (ret < 0)
 		goto out_put_node;
 
-	dai_link->dpcm_playback		= 1;
-	dai_link->dpcm_capture		= 1;
+	snd_soc_dai_link_set_capabilities(dai_link);
+
 	dai_link->ops			= &simple_ops;
 	dai_link->init			= asoc_simple_dai_init;
 
diff --git a/sound/soc/soc-dai.c b/sound/soc/soc-dai.c
index b05e18b63a1c..457159975b01 100644
--- a/sound/soc/soc-dai.c
+++ b/sound/soc/soc-dai.c
@@ -391,6 +391,44 @@ bool snd_soc_dai_stream_valid(struct snd_soc_dai *dai, int dir)
 	return stream->channels_min;
 }
 
+/*
+ * snd_soc_dai_link_set_capabilities() - set dai_link properties based on its DAIs
+ */
+void snd_soc_dai_link_set_capabilities(struct snd_soc_dai_link *dai_link)
+{
+	struct snd_soc_dai_link_component *cpu;
+	struct snd_soc_dai_link_component *codec;
+	struct snd_soc_dai *dai;
+	bool supported[SNDRV_PCM_STREAM_LAST + 1];
+	int direction;
+	int i;
+
+	for_each_pcm_streams(direction) {
+		supported[direction] = true;
+
+		for_each_link_cpus(dai_link, i, cpu) {
+			dai = snd_soc_find_dai(cpu);
+			if (!dai || !snd_soc_dai_stream_valid(dai, direction)) {
+				supported[direction] = false;
+				break;
+			}
+		}
+		if (!supported[direction])
+			continue;
+		for_each_link_codecs(dai_link, i, codec) {
+			dai = snd_soc_find_dai(codec);
+			if (!dai || !snd_soc_dai_stream_valid(dai, direction)) {
+				supported[direction] = false;
+				break;
+			}
+		}
+	}
+
+	dai_link->dpcm_playback = supported[SNDRV_PCM_STREAM_PLAYBACK];
+	dai_link->dpcm_capture  = supported[SNDRV_PCM_STREAM_CAPTURE];
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(snd_soc_dai_link_set_capabilities);
+
 void snd_soc_dai_action(struct snd_soc_dai *dai,
 			int stream, int action)
 {