diff --git a/include/sound/soc.h b/include/sound/soc.h
index b5544e2287b8..0bd57b77d010 100644
--- a/include/sound/soc.h
+++ b/include/sound/soc.h
@@ -807,9 +807,9 @@ struct snd_soc_component {
 
 	unsigned int ignore_pmdown_time:1; /* pmdown_time is ignored at stop */
 	unsigned int registered_as_component:1;
+	unsigned int auxiliary:1; /* for auxiliary component of the card */
 
 	struct list_head list;
-	struct list_head list_aux; /* for auxiliary component of the card */
 	struct list_head card_list;
 
 	struct snd_soc_dai_driver *dai_drv;
@@ -1148,7 +1148,6 @@ struct snd_soc_card {
 	 */
 	struct snd_soc_aux_dev *aux_dev;
 	int num_aux_devs;
-	struct list_head aux_comp_list;
 
 	const struct snd_kcontrol_new *controls;
 	int num_controls;
@@ -1543,7 +1542,6 @@ static inline void snd_soc_initialize_card_lists(struct snd_soc_card *card)
 	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&card->widgets);
 	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&card->paths);
 	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&card->dapm_list);
-	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&card->aux_comp_list);
 	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&card->component_dev_list);
 }
 
diff --git a/sound/soc/soc-core.c b/sound/soc/soc-core.c
index d204bb772f00..ba8e000faaf1 100644
--- a/sound/soc/soc-core.c
+++ b/sound/soc/soc-core.c
@@ -1710,7 +1710,8 @@ static int soc_bind_aux_dev(struct snd_soc_card *card, int num)
 	}
 
 	component->init = aux_dev->init;
-	list_add(&component->list_aux, &card->aux_comp_list);
+	component->auxiliary = 1;
+
 	return 0;
 
 err_defer:
@@ -1726,7 +1727,10 @@ static int soc_probe_aux_devices(struct snd_soc_card *card)
 
 	for (order = SND_SOC_COMP_ORDER_FIRST; order <= SND_SOC_COMP_ORDER_LAST;
 		order++) {
-		list_for_each_entry(comp, &card->aux_comp_list, list_aux) {
+		list_for_each_entry(comp, &card->component_dev_list, card_list) {
+			if (!comp->auxiliary)
+				continue;
+
 			if (comp->driver->probe_order == order) {
 				ret = soc_probe_component(card,	comp);
 				if (ret < 0) {
@@ -1750,11 +1754,14 @@ static void soc_remove_aux_devices(struct snd_soc_card *card)
 	for (order = SND_SOC_COMP_ORDER_FIRST; order <= SND_SOC_COMP_ORDER_LAST;
 		order++) {
 		list_for_each_entry_safe(comp, _comp,
-			&card->aux_comp_list, list_aux) {
+			&card->component_dev_list, card_list) {
+
+			if (!comp->auxiliary)
+				continue;
+
 			if (comp->driver->remove_order == order) {
 				soc_remove_component(comp);
-				/* remove it from the card's aux_comp_list */
-				list_del(&comp->list_aux);
+				comp->auxiliary = 0;
 			}
 		}
 	}