diff --git a/sound/soc/fsl/fsl-asoc-card.c b/sound/soc/fsl/fsl-asoc-card.c
index 39ea9bda1394..d78eb9f9d24c 100644
--- a/sound/soc/fsl/fsl-asoc-card.c
+++ b/sound/soc/fsl/fsl-asoc-card.c
@@ -112,11 +112,11 @@ static const struct snd_soc_dapm_route audio_map[] = {
 
 static const struct snd_soc_dapm_route audio_map_ac97[] = {
 	/* 1st half -- Normal DAPM routes */
-	{"Playback",  NULL, "AC97 Playback"},
-	{"AC97 Capture",  NULL, "Capture"},
+	{"Playback",  NULL, "CPU AC97 Playback"},
+	{"CPU AC97 Capture",  NULL, "Capture"},
 	/* 2nd half -- ASRC DAPM routes */
-	{"AC97 Playback",  NULL, "ASRC-Playback"},
-	{"ASRC-Capture",  NULL, "AC97 Capture"},
+	{"CPU AC97 Playback",  NULL, "ASRC-Playback"},
+	{"ASRC-Capture",  NULL, "CPU AC97 Capture"},
 };
 
 /* Add all possible widgets into here without being redundant */
diff --git a/sound/soc/fsl/fsl_ssi.c b/sound/soc/fsl/fsl_ssi.c
index ed18bc69e095..0ab35c3dc7d2 100644
--- a/sound/soc/fsl/fsl_ssi.c
+++ b/sound/soc/fsl/fsl_ssi.c
@@ -1147,14 +1147,14 @@ static struct snd_soc_dai_driver fsl_ssi_ac97_dai = {
 	.symmetric_channels = 1,
 	.probe = fsl_ssi_dai_probe,
 	.playback = {
-		.stream_name = "AC97 Playback",
+		.stream_name = "CPU AC97 Playback",
 		.channels_min = 2,
 		.channels_max = 2,
 		.rates = SNDRV_PCM_RATE_8000_48000,
 		.formats = SNDRV_PCM_FMTBIT_S16 | SNDRV_PCM_FMTBIT_S20,
 	},
 	.capture = {
-		.stream_name = "AC97 Capture",
+		.stream_name = "CPU AC97 Capture",
 		.channels_min = 2,
 		.channels_max = 2,
 		.rates = SNDRV_PCM_RATE_48000,