diff --git a/sound/arm/pxa2xx-ac97-lib.c b/sound/arm/pxa2xx-ac97-lib.c
index 1e114dbcf93c..79eb557d4942 100644
--- a/sound/arm/pxa2xx-ac97-lib.c
+++ b/sound/arm/pxa2xx-ac97-lib.c
@@ -331,12 +331,15 @@ int pxa2xx_ac97_hw_probe(struct platform_device *dev)
 	if (dev->dev.of_node) {
 		/* Assert reset using GPIOD_OUT_HIGH, because reset is GPIO_ACTIVE_LOW */
 		rst_gpio = devm_gpiod_get(&dev->dev, "reset", GPIOD_OUT_HIGH);
-		ret = PTR_ERR(rst_gpio);
-		if (ret == -ENOENT)
-			reset_gpio = -1;
-		else if (ret)
-			return ret;
-		reset_gpio = desc_to_gpio(rst_gpio);
+		if (IS_ERR(rst_gpio)) {
+			ret = PTR_ERR(rst_gpio);
+			if (ret == -ENOENT)
+				reset_gpio = -1;
+			else if (ret)
+				return ret;
+		} else {
+			reset_gpio = desc_to_gpio(rst_gpio);
+		}
 	} else {
 		if (cpu_is_pxa27x())
 			reset_gpio = 113;