diff --git a/sound/soc/codecs/hdmi-codec.c b/sound/soc/codecs/hdmi-codec.c
index d00734d31e0429..e5b6769b979772 100644
--- a/sound/soc/codecs/hdmi-codec.c
+++ b/sound/soc/codecs/hdmi-codec.c
@@ -795,6 +795,8 @@ static int hdmi_codec_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	if (hcd->spdif)
 		hcp->daidrv[i] = hdmi_spdif_dai;
 
+	dev_set_drvdata(dev, hcp);
+
 	ret = devm_snd_soc_register_component(dev, &hdmi_driver, hcp->daidrv,
 				     dai_count);
 	if (ret) {
@@ -802,8 +804,6 @@ static int hdmi_codec_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 			__func__, ret);
 		return ret;
 	}
-
-	dev_set_drvdata(dev, hcp);
 	return 0;
 }