diff --git a/include/sound/soc-component.h b/include/sound/soc-component.h
index 722cfab28d29..8c4d6830597f 100644
--- a/include/sound/soc-component.h
+++ b/include/sound/soc-component.h
@@ -338,6 +338,7 @@ static inline int snd_soc_component_cache_sync(
 void snd_soc_component_set_aux(struct snd_soc_component *component,
 			       struct snd_soc_aux_dev *aux);
 int snd_soc_component_init(struct snd_soc_component *component);
+int snd_soc_component_is_dummy(struct snd_soc_component *component);
 
 /* component IO */
 unsigned int snd_soc_component_read(struct snd_soc_component *component,
diff --git a/sound/soc/soc-core.c b/sound/soc/soc-core.c
index 56bda3b9f691..80374c82c501 100644
--- a/sound/soc/soc-core.c
+++ b/sound/soc/soc-core.c
@@ -1169,7 +1169,7 @@ static int soc_probe_component(struct snd_soc_card *card,
 	int probed = 0;
 	int ret;
 
-	if (!strcmp(component->name, "snd-soc-dummy"))
+	if (snd_soc_component_is_dummy(component))
 		return 0;
 
 	if (component->card) {
diff --git a/sound/soc/soc-pcm.c b/sound/soc/soc-pcm.c
index 02968a4e52b4..8659089a87a0 100644
--- a/sound/soc/soc-pcm.c
+++ b/sound/soc/soc-pcm.c
@@ -384,18 +384,20 @@ static int soc_pcm_params_symmetry(struct snd_pcm_substream *substream,
 	struct snd_soc_dai *cpu_dai;
 	unsigned int symmetry, i;
 
+	d.name = __func__;
 	soc_pcm_set_dai_params(&d, params);
 
-#define __soc_pcm_params_symmetry(name)					\
-	symmetry = rtd->dai_link->symmetric_##name;			\
+#define __soc_pcm_params_symmetry(xxx)					\
+	symmetry = rtd->dai_link->symmetric_##xxx;			\
 	for_each_rtd_dais(rtd, i, dai)					\
-		symmetry |= dai->driver->symmetric_##name;		\
+		symmetry |= dai->driver->symmetric_##xxx;		\
 									\
 	if (symmetry)							\
 		for_each_rtd_cpu_dais(rtd, i, cpu_dai)			\
-			if (cpu_dai->name && cpu_dai->name != d.name) {	\
-				dev_err(rtd->dev, "ASoC: unmatched %s symmetry: %d - %d\n", \
-					#name, cpu_dai->name, d.name);	\
+			if (!snd_soc_dai_is_dummy(cpu_dai) &&		\
+			    cpu_dai->xxx && cpu_dai->xxx != d.xxx) {	\
+				dev_err(rtd->dev, "ASoC: unmatched %s symmetry: %s:%d - %s:%d\n", \
+					#xxx, cpu_dai->name, cpu_dai->xxx, d.name, d.xxx); \
 				return -EINVAL;				\
 			}
 
diff --git a/sound/soc/soc-utils.c b/sound/soc/soc-utils.c
index f27f94ca064b..98383fd76224 100644
--- a/sound/soc/soc-utils.c
+++ b/sound/soc/soc-utils.c
@@ -131,6 +131,12 @@ int snd_soc_dai_is_dummy(struct snd_soc_dai *dai)
 	return 0;
 }
 
+int snd_soc_component_is_dummy(struct snd_soc_component *component)
+{
+	return ((component->driver == &dummy_platform) ||
+		(component->driver == &dummy_codec));
+}
+
 static int snd_soc_dummy_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 {
 	int ret;