diff --git a/include/sound/asoc.h b/include/sound/asoc.h
index 1f2c230c..d55ce8c0 100644
--- a/include/sound/asoc.h
+++ b/include/sound/asoc.h
@@ -115,6 +115,21 @@
 #define SND_SOC_TPLG_TUPLE_TYPE_WORD	4
 #define SND_SOC_TPLG_TUPLE_TYPE_SHORT	5
 
+/* DAI physical PCM data formats.
+ * Add new formats to the end of the list.
+ */
+#define SND_SOC_DAI_FORMAT_I2S          1 /* I2S mode */
+#define SND_SOC_DAI_FORMAT_RIGHT_J      2 /* Right Justified mode */
+#define SND_SOC_DAI_FORMAT_LEFT_J       3 /* Left Justified mode */
+#define SND_SOC_DAI_FORMAT_DSP_A        4 /* L data MSB after FRM LRC */
+#define SND_SOC_DAI_FORMAT_DSP_B        5 /* L data MSB during FRM LRC */
+#define SND_SOC_DAI_FORMAT_AC97         6 /* AC97 */
+#define SND_SOC_DAI_FORMAT_PDM          7 /* Pulse density modulation */
+
+/* left and right justified also known as MSB and LSB respectively */
+#define SND_SOC_DAI_FORMAT_MSB          SND_SOC_DAI_FORMAT_LEFT_J
+#define SND_SOC_DAI_FORMAT_LSB          SND_SOC_DAI_FORMAT_RIGHT_J
+
 /* DAI link flags */
 #define SND_SOC_TPLG_LNK_FLGBIT_SYMMETRIC_RATES         (1 << 0)
 #define SND_SOC_TPLG_LNK_FLGBIT_SYMMETRIC_CHANNELS      (1 << 1)