diff --git a/sound/soc/intel/boards/bytcht_cx2072x.c b/sound/soc/intel/boards/bytcht_cx2072x.c
index fad937610494..9cb42ba40c07 100644
--- a/sound/soc/intel/boards/bytcht_cx2072x.c
+++ b/sound/soc/intel/boards/bytcht_cx2072x.c
@@ -205,9 +205,19 @@ static struct snd_soc_dai_link byt_cht_cx2072x_dais[] = {
 	},
 };
 
+#if IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_SND_SOC_SOF_BAYTRAIL)
+/* use space before codec name to simplify card ID, and simplify driver name */
+#define CARD_NAME "bytcht cx2072x" /* card name will be 'sof-bytcht cx2072x' */
+#define DRIVER_NAME "SOF"
+#else
+#define CARD_NAME "bytcht-cx2072x"
+#define DRIVER_NAME NULL /* card name will be used for driver name */
+#endif
+
 /* SoC card */
 static struct snd_soc_card byt_cht_cx2072x_card = {
-	.name = "bytcht-cx2072x",
+	.name = CARD_NAME,
+	.driver_name = DRIVER_NAME,
 	.owner = THIS_MODULE,
 	.dai_link = byt_cht_cx2072x_dais,
 	.num_links = ARRAY_SIZE(byt_cht_cx2072x_dais),
diff --git a/sound/soc/intel/boards/bytcht_da7213.c b/sound/soc/intel/boards/bytcht_da7213.c
index f3791ff2bad1..17bb4ca34672 100644
--- a/sound/soc/intel/boards/bytcht_da7213.c
+++ b/sound/soc/intel/boards/bytcht_da7213.c
@@ -205,9 +205,19 @@ static struct snd_soc_dai_link dailink[] = {
 	},
 };
 
+#if IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_SND_SOC_SOF_BAYTRAIL)
+/* use space before codec name to simplify card ID, and simplify driver name */
+#define CARD_NAME "bytcht da7213" /* card name will be 'sof-bytcht da7213' */
+#define DRIVER_NAME "SOF"
+#else
+#define CARD_NAME "bytcht-da7213"
+#define DRIVER_NAME NULL /* card name will be used for driver name */
+#endif
+
 /* SoC card */
 static struct snd_soc_card bytcht_da7213_card = {
-	.name = "bytcht-da7213",
+	.name = CARD_NAME,
+	.driver_name = DRIVER_NAME,
 	.owner = THIS_MODULE,
 	.dai_link = dailink,
 	.num_links = ARRAY_SIZE(dailink),
diff --git a/sound/soc/intel/boards/bytcht_es8316.c b/sound/soc/intel/boards/bytcht_es8316.c
index 9e5fc9430628..98e47a5d3a65 100644
--- a/sound/soc/intel/boards/bytcht_es8316.c
+++ b/sound/soc/intel/boards/bytcht_es8316.c
@@ -407,8 +407,18 @@ static int byt_cht_es8316_resume(struct snd_soc_card *card)
 	return 0;
 }
 
+#if IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_SND_SOC_SOF_BAYTRAIL)
+/* use space before codec name to simplify card ID, and simplify driver name */
+#define CARD_NAME "bytcht es8316" /* card name will be 'sof-bytcht es8316' */
+#define DRIVER_NAME "SOF"
+#else
+#define CARD_NAME "bytcht-es8316"
+#define DRIVER_NAME NULL /* card name will be used for driver name */
+#endif
+
 static struct snd_soc_card byt_cht_es8316_card = {
-	.name = "bytcht-es8316",
+	.name = CARD_NAME,
+	.driver_name = DRIVER_NAME,
 	.owner = THIS_MODULE,
 	.dai_link = byt_cht_es8316_dais,
 	.num_links = ARRAY_SIZE(byt_cht_es8316_dais),
diff --git a/sound/soc/intel/boards/bytcr_rt5640.c b/sound/soc/intel/boards/bytcr_rt5640.c
index 30f70bbdf89c..225f062ef40b 100644
--- a/sound/soc/intel/boards/bytcr_rt5640.c
+++ b/sound/soc/intel/boards/bytcr_rt5640.c
@@ -1115,8 +1115,18 @@ static int byt_rt5640_resume(struct snd_soc_card *card)
 	return 0;
 }
 
+#if IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_SND_SOC_SOF_BAYTRAIL)
+/* use space before codec name to simplify card ID, and simplify driver name */
+#define CARD_NAME "bytcht rt5640" /* card name will be 'sof-bytcht rt5640' */
+#define DRIVER_NAME "SOF"
+#else
+#define CARD_NAME "bytcr-rt5640"
+#define DRIVER_NAME NULL /* card name will be used for driver name */
+#endif
+
 static struct snd_soc_card byt_rt5640_card = {
-	.name = "bytcr-rt5640",
+	.name = CARD_NAME,
+	.driver_name = DRIVER_NAME,
 	.owner = THIS_MODULE,
 	.dai_link = byt_rt5640_dais,
 	.num_links = ARRAY_SIZE(byt_rt5640_dais),
diff --git a/sound/soc/intel/boards/bytcr_rt5651.c b/sound/soc/intel/boards/bytcr_rt5651.c
index 520e916e329c..3e5cd3a87c3d 100644
--- a/sound/soc/intel/boards/bytcr_rt5651.c
+++ b/sound/soc/intel/boards/bytcr_rt5651.c
@@ -827,8 +827,18 @@ static int byt_rt5651_resume(struct snd_soc_card *card)
 	return 0;
 }
 
+#if IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_SND_SOC_SOF_BAYTRAIL)
+/* use space before codec name to simplify card ID, and simplify driver name */
+#define CARD_NAME "bytcht rt5651" /* card name will be 'sof-bytcht rt5651' */
+#define DRIVER_NAME "SOF"
+#else
+#define CARD_NAME "bytcr-rt5651"
+#define DRIVER_NAME NULL /* card name will be used for driver name */
+#endif
+
 static struct snd_soc_card byt_rt5651_card = {
-	.name = "bytcr-rt5651",
+	.name = CARD_NAME,
+	.driver_name = DRIVER_NAME,
 	.owner = THIS_MODULE,
 	.dai_link = byt_rt5651_dais,
 	.num_links = ARRAY_SIZE(byt_rt5651_dais),
