diff --git a/include/sound/soc.h b/include/sound/soc.h
index e6e359c1a2ac4..8a1db45988ba6 100644
--- a/include/sound/soc.h
+++ b/include/sound/soc.h
@@ -541,8 +541,13 @@ int snd_soc_tdm_params_to_bclk(const struct snd_pcm_hw_params *params,
 			       int tdm_width, int tdm_slots, int slot_multiple);
 
 /* set runtime hw params */
-int snd_soc_set_runtime_hwparams(struct snd_pcm_substream *substream,
-	const struct snd_pcm_hardware *hw);
+static inline int snd_soc_set_runtime_hwparams(struct snd_pcm_substream *substream,
+					       const struct snd_pcm_hardware *hw)
+{
+	substream->runtime->hw = *hw;
+
+	return 0;
+}
 
 struct snd_ac97 *snd_soc_alloc_ac97_component(struct snd_soc_component *component);
 struct snd_ac97 *snd_soc_new_ac97_component(struct snd_soc_component *component,
diff --git a/sound/soc/soc-pcm.c b/sound/soc/soc-pcm.c
index 7a59121fc323c..e2c5300df0f25 100644
--- a/sound/soc/soc-pcm.c
+++ b/sound/soc/soc-pcm.c
@@ -416,22 +416,6 @@ bool snd_soc_runtime_ignore_pmdown_time(struct snd_soc_pcm_runtime *rtd)
 	return true;
 }
 
-/**
- * snd_soc_set_runtime_hwparams - set the runtime hardware parameters
- * @substream: the pcm substream
- * @hw: the hardware parameters
- *
- * Sets the substream runtime hardware parameters.
- */
-int snd_soc_set_runtime_hwparams(struct snd_pcm_substream *substream,
-	const struct snd_pcm_hardware *hw)
-{
-	substream->runtime->hw = *hw;
-
-	return 0;
-}
-EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(snd_soc_set_runtime_hwparams);
-
 /* DPCM stream event, send event to FE and all active BEs. */
 int dpcm_dapm_stream_event(struct snd_soc_pcm_runtime *fe, int dir,
 	int event)