diff --git a/sound/soc/generic/audio-graph-card.c b/sound/soc/generic/audio-graph-card.c
index bddfcfd7bedfae..343ede8042c3f5 100644
--- a/sound/soc/generic/audio-graph-card.c
+++ b/sound/soc/generic/audio-graph-card.c
@@ -63,6 +63,7 @@ static int graph_get_dai_id(struct device_node *ep)
 	struct device_node *endpoint;
 	struct of_endpoint info;
 	int i, id;
+	u32 *reg;
 	int ret;
 
 	/* use driver specified DAI ID if exist */
@@ -83,8 +84,9 @@ static int graph_get_dai_id(struct device_node *ep)
 			return info.id;
 
 		node = of_get_parent(ep);
+		reg = of_get_property(node, "reg", NULL);
 		of_node_put(node);
-		if (of_get_property(node, "reg", NULL))
+		if (reg)
 			return info.port;
 	}
 	node = of_graph_get_port_parent(ep);