diff --git a/sound/soc/ti/j721e-evm.c b/sound/soc/ti/j721e-evm.c
index c214ae0d7b95..b95ade8198eb 100644
--- a/sound/soc/ti/j721e-evm.c
+++ b/sound/soc/ti/j721e-evm.c
@@ -868,10 +868,9 @@ static int j721e_soc_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	card->num_dapm_routes = ARRAY_SIZE(j721e_cpb_dapm_routes);
 	card->fully_routed = 1;
 
-	if (snd_soc_of_parse_card_name(card, "model")) {
-		dev_err(&pdev->dev, "Card name is not provided\n");
-		return -ENODEV;
-	}
+	ret = snd_soc_of_parse_card_name(card, "model");
+	if (ret)
+		return ret;
 
 	link_cnt = 0;
 	conf_cnt = 0;