diff --git a/sound/soc/generic/audio-graph-card.c b/sound/soc/generic/audio-graph-card.c
index 273b0c82ebea..f5e36c777ac6 100644
--- a/sound/soc/generic/audio-graph-card.c
+++ b/sound/soc/generic/audio-graph-card.c
@@ -587,6 +587,10 @@ 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,
@@ -594,10 +598,6 @@ int audio_graph_parse_of(struct simple_util_priv *priv, struct device *dev)
 	if (ret < 0)
 		goto err;
 
-	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);