diff --git a/sound/soc/generic/audio-graph-card.c b/sound/soc/generic/audio-graph-card.c
index 73ea562ce52b..0a8a6d891d1f 100644
--- a/sound/soc/generic/audio-graph-card.c
+++ b/sound/soc/generic/audio-graph-card.c
@@ -587,10 +587,6 @@ int audio_graph_parse_of(struct simple_util_priv *priv, struct device *dev)
 	if (ret < 0)
 		goto end;
 
-	ret = simple_util_parse_card_name(priv, NULL);
-	if (ret < 0)
-		goto err;
-
 	memset(li, 0, sizeof(*li));
 	ret = graph_for_each_link(priv, li,
 				  graph_dai_link_of,
@@ -598,6 +594,11 @@ int audio_graph_parse_of(struct simple_util_priv *priv, struct device *dev)
 	if (ret < 0)
 		goto err;
 
+	/* Card name should be set after graph_for_each_link() */
+	ret = simple_util_parse_card_name(priv, NULL);
+	if (ret < 0)
+		goto err;
+
 	snd_soc_card_set_drvdata(card, priv);
 
 	simple_util_debug_info(priv);
diff --git a/sound/soc/generic/audio-graph-card2.c b/sound/soc/generic/audio-graph-card2.c
index e3e92025b317..9fb3d3df5cf6 100644
--- a/sound/soc/generic/audio-graph-card2.c
+++ b/sound/soc/generic/audio-graph-card2.c
@@ -1344,10 +1344,6 @@ int audio_graph2_parse_of(struct simple_util_priv *priv, struct device *dev,
 	if (ret < 0)
 		goto end;
 
-	ret = simple_util_parse_card_name(priv, NULL);
-	if (ret < 0)
-		goto err;
-
 	ret = simple_util_parse_aux_devs(priv, NULL);
 	if (ret < 0)
 		goto err;
@@ -1357,6 +1353,11 @@ int audio_graph2_parse_of(struct simple_util_priv *priv, struct device *dev,
 	if (ret < 0)
 		goto err;
 
+	/* Card name should be set after graph_for_each_link() */
+	ret = simple_util_parse_card_name(priv, NULL);
+	if (ret < 0)
+		goto err;
+
 	snd_soc_card_set_drvdata(card, priv);
 
 	if ((hooks) && (hooks)->hook_post) {
diff --git a/sound/soc/generic/simple-card.c b/sound/soc/generic/simple-card.c
index 6e98e973e525..e7ad7af04714 100644
--- a/sound/soc/generic/simple-card.c
+++ b/sound/soc/generic/simple-card.c
@@ -704,10 +704,6 @@ static int simple_parse_of(struct simple_util_priv *priv)
 	if (ret < 0)
 		goto end;
 
-	ret = simple_util_parse_card_name(priv, PREFIX);
-	if (ret < 0)
-		goto err;
-
 	ret = simple_util_parse_aux_devs(priv, PREFIX);
 	if (ret < 0)
 		goto err;
@@ -720,6 +716,11 @@ static int simple_parse_of(struct simple_util_priv *priv)
 	if (ret < 0)
 		goto err;
 
+	/* Card name should be set after simple_for_each_link() */
+	ret = simple_util_parse_card_name(priv, PREFIX);
+	if (ret < 0)
+		goto err;
+
 	ret = simple_populate_aux(priv);
 	if (ret < 0)
 		goto err;