diff --git a/sound/soc/meson/axg-card.c b/sound/soc/meson/axg-card.c
index cbbaa55d92a6..4553a1bb87d4 100644
--- a/sound/soc/meson/axg-card.c
+++ b/sound/soc/meson/axg-card.c
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ static int axg_card_add_tdm_loopback(struct snd_soc_card *card,
 				     int *index)
 {
 	struct meson_card *priv = snd_soc_card_get_drvdata(card);
-	struct snd_soc_dai_link *pad = &card->dai_link[*index];
+	struct snd_soc_dai_link *pad;
 	struct snd_soc_dai_link *lb;
 	struct snd_soc_dai_link_component *dlc;
 	int ret;
@@ -114,6 +114,7 @@ static int axg_card_add_tdm_loopback(struct snd_soc_card *card,
 	if (ret)
 		return ret;
 
+	pad = &card->dai_link[*index];
 	lb = &card->dai_link[*index + 1];
 
 	lb->name = devm_kasprintf(card->dev, GFP_KERNEL, "%s-lb", pad->name);