diff --git a/sound/soc/sof/intel/hda-codec.c b/sound/soc/sof/intel/hda-codec.c
index 37674ea452d6a2..fd371850b0d691 100644
--- a/sound/soc/sof/intel/hda-codec.c
+++ b/sound/soc/sof/intel/hda-codec.c
@@ -451,7 +451,6 @@ int hda_codec_i915_exit(struct snd_sof_dev *sdev)
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_NS_GPL(hda_codec_i915_exit, "SND_SOC_SOF_HDA_AUDIO_CODEC_I915");
 
-MODULE_SOFTDEP("pre: snd-hda-codec-hdmi");
 #endif
 
 MODULE_LICENSE("Dual BSD/GPL");