diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/vc4/vc4_drv.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/vc4/vc4_drv.c
index ef8fa2850ed6..d216a1fd057c 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/vc4/vc4_drv.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/vc4/vc4_drv.c
@@ -397,6 +397,7 @@ module_init(vc4_drm_register);
 module_exit(vc4_drm_unregister);
 
 MODULE_ALIAS("platform:vc4-drm");
+MODULE_SOFTDEP("pre: snd-soc-hdmi-codec");
 MODULE_DESCRIPTION("Broadcom VC4 DRM Driver");
 MODULE_AUTHOR("Eric Anholt <eric@anholt.net>");
 MODULE_LICENSE("GPL v2");