diff --git a/sound/soc/soc-core.c b/sound/soc/soc-core.c
index cd8eb6875bdfae..428d677a1ddaf9 100644
--- a/sound/soc/soc-core.c
+++ b/sound/soc/soc-core.c
@@ -558,7 +558,8 @@ static struct snd_soc_pcm_runtime *soc_new_pcm_runtime(
 	 */
 	rtd->card	= card;
 	rtd->dai_link	= dai_link;
-	rtd->id		= card->num_rtd++;
+	if (!rtd->dai_link->no_pcm)
+		rtd->id		= card->num_rtd++;
 	rtd->pmdown_time = pmdown_time;			/* default power off timeout */
 
 	/* see for_each_card_rtds */