diff --git a/sound/soc/soc-pcm.c b/sound/soc/soc-pcm.c
index bad823718ae4..5520944ac9dd 100644
--- a/sound/soc/soc-pcm.c
+++ b/sound/soc/soc-pcm.c
@@ -222,7 +222,7 @@ static void dpcm_create_debugfs_state(struct snd_soc_dpcm *dpcm, int stream)
 	char *name;
 
 	name = kasprintf(GFP_KERNEL, "%s:%s", dpcm->be->dai_link->name,
-			 stream ? "capture" : "playback");
+			 snd_pcm_direction_name(stream));
 	if (name) {
 		dpcm->debugfs_state = debugfs_create_dir(
 			name, dpcm->fe->debugfs_dpcm_root);
@@ -1278,7 +1278,7 @@ static int dpcm_be_connect(struct snd_soc_pcm_runtime *fe,
 	snd_soc_dpcm_stream_unlock_irq(fe, stream);
 
 	dev_dbg(fe->dev, "connected new DPCM %s path %s %s %s\n",
-			stream ? "capture" : "playback",  fe->dai_link->name,
+			snd_pcm_direction_name(stream),  fe->dai_link->name,
 			stream ? "<-" : "->", be->dai_link->name);
 
 	dpcm_create_debugfs_state(dpcm, stream);
@@ -1306,7 +1306,7 @@ static void dpcm_be_reparent(struct snd_soc_pcm_runtime *fe,
 			continue;
 
 		dev_dbg(fe->dev, "reparent %s path %s %s %s\n",
-			stream ? "capture" : "playback",
+			snd_pcm_direction_name(stream),
 			dpcm->fe->dai_link->name,
 			stream ? "<-" : "->", dpcm->be->dai_link->name);
 
@@ -1327,14 +1327,14 @@ void dpcm_be_disconnect(struct snd_soc_pcm_runtime *fe, int stream)
 	snd_soc_dpcm_stream_lock_irq(fe, stream);
 	for_each_dpcm_be_safe(fe, stream, dpcm, d) {
 		dev_dbg(fe->dev, "ASoC: BE %s disconnect check for %s\n",
-				stream ? "capture" : "playback",
+				snd_pcm_direction_name(stream),
 				dpcm->be->dai_link->name);
 
 		if (dpcm->state != SND_SOC_DPCM_LINK_STATE_FREE)
 			continue;
 
 		dev_dbg(fe->dev, "freed DSP %s path %s %s %s\n",
-			stream ? "capture" : "playback", fe->dai_link->name,
+			snd_pcm_direction_name(stream), fe->dai_link->name,
 			stream ? "<-" : "->", dpcm->be->dai_link->name);
 
 		/* BEs still alive need new FE */
@@ -1441,10 +1441,10 @@ int dpcm_path_get(struct snd_soc_pcm_runtime *fe,
 
 	if (paths > 0)
 		dev_dbg(fe->dev, "ASoC: found %d audio %s paths\n", paths,
-			stream ? "capture" : "playback");
+			snd_pcm_direction_name(stream));
 	else if (paths == 0)
 		dev_dbg(fe->dev, "ASoC: %s no valid %s path\n", fe->dai_link->name,
-			 stream ? "capture" : "playback");
+			snd_pcm_direction_name(stream));
 
 	return paths;
 }
@@ -1487,7 +1487,7 @@ static int dpcm_prune_paths(struct snd_soc_pcm_runtime *fe, int stream,
 			continue;
 
 		dev_dbg(fe->dev, "ASoC: pruning %s BE %s for %s\n",
-			stream ? "capture" : "playback",
+			snd_pcm_direction_name(stream),
 			dpcm->be->dai_link->name, fe->dai_link->name);
 		dpcm->state = SND_SOC_DPCM_LINK_STATE_FREE;
 		dpcm_set_be_update_state(dpcm->be, stream, SND_SOC_DPCM_UPDATE_BE);
@@ -1605,7 +1605,7 @@ void dpcm_be_dai_stop(struct snd_soc_pcm_runtime *fe, int stream,
 
 		if (be->dpcm[stream].users == 0) {
 			dev_err(be->dev, "ASoC: no users %s at close - state %d\n",
-				stream ? "capture" : "playback",
+				snd_pcm_direction_name(stream),
 				be->dpcm[stream].state);
 			continue;
 		}
@@ -1645,7 +1645,7 @@ int dpcm_be_dai_startup(struct snd_soc_pcm_runtime *fe, int stream)
 
 		if (!be_substream) {
 			dev_err(be->dev, "ASoC: no backend %s stream\n",
-				stream ? "capture" : "playback");
+				snd_pcm_direction_name(stream));
 			continue;
 		}
 
@@ -1656,7 +1656,7 @@ int dpcm_be_dai_startup(struct snd_soc_pcm_runtime *fe, int stream)
 		/* first time the dpcm is open ? */
 		if (be->dpcm[stream].users == DPCM_MAX_BE_USERS) {
 			dev_err(be->dev, "ASoC: too many users %s at open %d\n",
-				stream ? "capture" : "playback",
+				snd_pcm_direction_name(stream),
 				be->dpcm[stream].state);
 			continue;
 		}
@@ -1669,7 +1669,7 @@ int dpcm_be_dai_startup(struct snd_soc_pcm_runtime *fe, int stream)
 			continue;
 
 		dev_dbg(be->dev, "ASoC: open %s BE %s\n",
-			stream ? "capture" : "playback", be->dai_link->name);
+			snd_pcm_direction_name(stream), be->dai_link->name);
 
 		be_substream->runtime = fe_substream->runtime;
 		err = __soc_pcm_open(be, be_substream);
@@ -1677,7 +1677,7 @@ int dpcm_be_dai_startup(struct snd_soc_pcm_runtime *fe, int stream)
 			be->dpcm[stream].users--;
 			if (be->dpcm[stream].users < 0)
 				dev_err(be->dev, "ASoC: no users %s at unwind %d\n",
-					stream ? "capture" : "playback",
+					snd_pcm_direction_name(stream),
 					be->dpcm[stream].state);
 
 			be->dpcm[stream].state = SND_SOC_DPCM_STATE_CLOSE;
@@ -2531,7 +2531,7 @@ static int dpcm_run_update_shutdown(struct snd_soc_pcm_runtime *fe, int stream)
 	int err;
 
 	dev_dbg(fe->dev, "ASoC: runtime %s close on FE %s\n",
-			stream ? "capture" : "playback", fe->dai_link->name);
+		snd_pcm_direction_name(stream), fe->dai_link->name);
 
 	if (trigger == SND_SOC_DPCM_TRIGGER_BESPOKE) {
 		/* call bespoke trigger - FE takes care of all BE triggers */
@@ -2565,7 +2565,7 @@ static int dpcm_run_update_startup(struct snd_soc_pcm_runtime *fe, int stream)
 	int ret = 0;
 
 	dev_dbg(fe->dev, "ASoC: runtime %s open on FE %s\n",
-			stream ? "capture" : "playback", fe->dai_link->name);
+		snd_pcm_direction_name(stream), fe->dai_link->name);
 
 	/* Only start the BE if the FE is ready */
 	if (fe->dpcm[stream].state == SND_SOC_DPCM_STATE_HW_FREE ||