diff --git a/sound/soc/generic/audio-graph-card2.c b/sound/soc/generic/audio-graph-card2.c
index 4dee28276671..9ef7373a6ca6 100644
--- a/sound/soc/generic/audio-graph-card2.c
+++ b/sound/soc/generic/audio-graph-card2.c
@@ -1344,12 +1344,16 @@ int audio_graph2_parse_of(struct simple_util_priv *priv, struct device *dev,
 	if (ret < 0)
 		goto end;
 
-	memset(li, 0, sizeof(*li));
-	ret = graph_for_each_link(priv, hooks, li, graph_link);
+	ret = simple_util_parse_card_name(priv, NULL);
 	if (ret < 0)
 		goto err;
 
-	ret = simple_util_parse_card_name(priv, NULL);
+	ret = simple_util_parse_aux_devs(priv, NULL);
+	if (ret < 0)
+		goto err;
+
+	memset(li, 0, sizeof(*li));
+	ret = graph_for_each_link(priv, hooks, li, graph_link);
 	if (ret < 0)
 		goto err;
 
@@ -1363,10 +1367,6 @@ int audio_graph2_parse_of(struct simple_util_priv *priv, struct device *dev,
 
 	simple_util_debug_info(priv);
 
-	ret = simple_util_parse_aux_devs(priv, NULL);
-	if (ret < 0)
-		goto err;
-
 	ret = devm_snd_soc_register_card(dev, card);
 err:
 	if (ret < 0) {