diff --git a/include/sound/pcm.h b/include/sound/pcm.h
index 23893523dc8..4d5b2407514 100644
--- a/include/sound/pcm.h
+++ b/include/sound/pcm.h
@@ -965,4 +965,6 @@ static inline void snd_pcm_limit_isa_dma_size(int dma, size_t *max)
 
 #define PCM_RUNTIME_CHECK(sub) snd_BUG_ON(!(sub) || !(sub)->runtime)
 
+const char *snd_pcm_format_name(snd_pcm_format_t format);
+
 #endif /* __SOUND_PCM_H */
diff --git a/sound/core/pcm.c b/sound/core/pcm.c
index 145931a9ff3..0c1440121c2 100644
--- a/sound/core/pcm.c
+++ b/sound/core/pcm.c
@@ -162,18 +162,7 @@ static int snd_pcm_control_ioctl(struct snd_card *card,
 	return -ENOIOCTLCMD;
 }
 
-#ifdef CONFIG_SND_VERBOSE_PROCFS
-
-#define STATE(v) [SNDRV_PCM_STATE_##v] = #v
-#define STREAM(v) [SNDRV_PCM_STREAM_##v] = #v
-#define READY(v) [SNDRV_PCM_READY_##v] = #v
-#define XRUN(v) [SNDRV_PCM_XRUN_##v] = #v
-#define SILENCE(v) [SNDRV_PCM_SILENCE_##v] = #v
-#define TSTAMP(v) [SNDRV_PCM_TSTAMP_##v] = #v
-#define ACCESS(v) [SNDRV_PCM_ACCESS_##v] = #v
-#define START(v) [SNDRV_PCM_START_##v] = #v
 #define FORMAT(v) [SNDRV_PCM_FORMAT_##v] = #v
-#define SUBFORMAT(v) [SNDRV_PCM_SUBFORMAT_##v] = #v 
 
 static char *snd_pcm_format_names[] = {
 	FORMAT(S8),
@@ -216,10 +205,23 @@ static char *snd_pcm_format_names[] = {
 	FORMAT(U18_3BE),
 };
 
-static const char *snd_pcm_format_name(snd_pcm_format_t format)
+const char *snd_pcm_format_name(snd_pcm_format_t format)
 {
 	return snd_pcm_format_names[format];
 }
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(snd_pcm_format_name);
+
+#ifdef CONFIG_SND_VERBOSE_PROCFS
+
+#define STATE(v) [SNDRV_PCM_STATE_##v] = #v
+#define STREAM(v) [SNDRV_PCM_STREAM_##v] = #v
+#define READY(v) [SNDRV_PCM_READY_##v] = #v
+#define XRUN(v) [SNDRV_PCM_XRUN_##v] = #v
+#define SILENCE(v) [SNDRV_PCM_SILENCE_##v] = #v
+#define TSTAMP(v) [SNDRV_PCM_TSTAMP_##v] = #v
+#define ACCESS(v) [SNDRV_PCM_ACCESS_##v] = #v
+#define START(v) [SNDRV_PCM_START_##v] = #v
+#define SUBFORMAT(v) [SNDRV_PCM_SUBFORMAT_##v] = #v 
 
 static char *snd_pcm_stream_names[] = {
 	STREAM(PLAYBACK),
diff --git a/sound/usb/usbaudio.c b/sound/usb/usbaudio.c
index 44b9cdc8a83..3a53c79f48b 100644
--- a/sound/usb/usbaudio.c
+++ b/sound/usb/usbaudio.c
@@ -2124,8 +2124,8 @@ static void proc_dump_substream_formats(struct snd_usb_substream *subs, struct s
 		fp = list_entry(p, struct audioformat, list);
 		snd_iprintf(buffer, "  Interface %d\n", fp->iface);
 		snd_iprintf(buffer, "    Altset %d\n", fp->altsetting);
-		snd_iprintf(buffer, "    Format: %#x (%d bits)\n",
-			    fp->format, snd_pcm_format_width(fp->format));
+		snd_iprintf(buffer, "    Format: %s\n",
+			    snd_pcm_format_name(fp->format));
 		snd_iprintf(buffer, "    Channels: %d\n", fp->channels);
 		snd_iprintf(buffer, "    Endpoint: %d %s (%s)\n",
 			    fp->endpoint & USB_ENDPOINT_NUMBER_MASK,