diff --git a/sound/soc/sof/intel/hda-dai.c b/sound/soc/sof/intel/hda-dai.c
index 86c2325e5949..3f2fd84907d2 100644
--- a/sound/soc/sof/intel/hda-dai.c
+++ b/sound/soc/sof/intel/hda-dai.c
@@ -29,14 +29,6 @@ static bool hda_use_tplg_nhlt;
 module_param_named(sof_use_tplg_nhlt, hda_use_tplg_nhlt, bool, 0444);
 MODULE_PARM_DESC(sof_use_tplg_nhlt, "SOF topology nhlt override");
 
-static struct snd_sof_dev *widget_to_sdev(struct snd_soc_dapm_widget *w)
-{
-	struct snd_sof_widget *swidget = w->dobj.private;
-	struct snd_soc_component *component = swidget->scomp;
-
-	return snd_soc_component_get_drvdata(component);
-}
-
 int hda_dai_config(struct snd_soc_dapm_widget *w, unsigned int flags,
 		   struct snd_sof_dai_config_data *data)
 {
diff --git a/sound/soc/sof/intel/hda.h b/sound/soc/sof/intel/hda.h
index 3bf7427dc918..f530a05cfc92 100644
--- a/sound/soc/sof/intel/hda.h
+++ b/sound/soc/sof/intel/hda.h
@@ -1000,4 +1000,12 @@ int hda_dai_config(struct snd_soc_dapm_widget *w, unsigned int flags,
 int hda_link_dma_cleanup(struct snd_pcm_substream *substream, struct hdac_ext_stream *hext_stream,
 			 struct snd_soc_dai *cpu_dai);
 
+static inline struct snd_sof_dev *widget_to_sdev(struct snd_soc_dapm_widget *w)
+{
+	struct snd_sof_widget *swidget = w->dobj.private;
+	struct snd_soc_component *component = swidget->scomp;
+
+	return snd_soc_component_get_drvdata(component);
+}
+
 #endif