diff --git a/sound/soc/intel/skylake/skl.c b/sound/soc/intel/skylake/skl.c
index ab5e25aaeee3..292d51db9a22 100644
--- a/sound/soc/intel/skylake/skl.c
+++ b/sound/soc/intel/skylake/skl.c
@@ -725,6 +725,10 @@ static void skl_remove(struct pci_dev *pci)
 	if (pci_dev_run_wake(pci))
 		pm_runtime_get_noresume(&pci->dev);
 	pci_dev_put(pci);
+
+	/* codec removal, invoke bus_device_remove */
+	snd_hdac_ext_bus_device_remove(ebus);
+
 	skl_platform_unregister(&pci->dev);
 	skl_free_dsp(skl);
 	skl_machine_device_unregister(skl);