diff --git a/include/sound/soc.h b/include/sound/soc.h
index 2af3213..cf6111d 100644
--- a/include/sound/soc.h
+++ b/include/sound/soc.h
@@ -214,10 +214,6 @@
 			struct snd_soc_jack_gpio *gpios);
 #endif
 
-/* codec IO */
-#define snd_soc_read(codec, reg) codec->read(codec, reg)
-#define snd_soc_write(codec, reg, value) codec->write(codec, reg, value)
-
 /* codec register bit access */
 int snd_soc_update_bits(struct snd_soc_codec *codec, unsigned short reg,
 				unsigned short mask, unsigned short value);
@@ -507,6 +503,19 @@
 	void *dapm;
 };
 
+/* codec IO */
+static inline unsigned int snd_soc_read(struct snd_soc_codec *codec,
+					unsigned int reg)
+{
+	return codec->read(codec, reg);
+}
+
+static inline unsigned int snd_soc_write(struct snd_soc_codec *codec,
+					 unsigned int reg, unsigned int val)
+{
+	return codec->write(codec, reg, val);
+}
+
 #include <sound/soc-dai.h>
 
 #endif