diff --git a/drivers/spi/spi-cs42l43.c b/drivers/spi/spi-cs42l43.c
index a4a650c8d740..68f208ef1e01 100644
--- a/drivers/spi/spi-cs42l43.c
+++ b/drivers/spi/spi-cs42l43.c
@@ -367,10 +367,10 @@ static int cs42l43_spi_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 		ret = devm_add_action_or_reset(priv->dev, cs42l43_release_of_node, fwnode);
 		if (ret)
 			return ret;
+	} else {
+		fwnode_property_read_u32(xu_fwnode, "01fa-sidecar-instances", &nsidecars);
 	}
 
-	fwnode_property_read_u32(xu_fwnode, "01fa-sidecar-instances", &nsidecars);
-
 	/*
 	 * Depending on the value of nsidecars we either create a software node
 	 * or assign an fwnode. We don't want software node to be attached to