diff --git a/sound/usb/midi.c b/sound/usb/midi.c
index 6b0993258e03..c1f2e5a03de9 100644
--- a/sound/usb/midi.c
+++ b/sound/usb/midi.c
@@ -1742,50 +1742,44 @@ static void snd_usbmidi_get_port_info(struct snd_rawmidi *rmidi, int number,
 	}
 }
 
-static struct usb_midi_in_jack_descriptor *find_usb_in_jack_descriptor(
-					struct usb_host_interface *hostif, uint8_t jack_id)
+/* return iJack for the corresponding jackID */
+static int find_usb_ijack(struct usb_host_interface *hostif, uint8_t jack_id)
 {
 	unsigned char *extra = hostif->extra;
 	int extralen = hostif->extralen;
+	struct usb_descriptor_header *h;
+	struct usb_midi_out_jack_descriptor *outjd;
+	struct usb_midi_in_jack_descriptor *injd;
+	size_t sz;
 
 	while (extralen > 4) {
-		struct usb_midi_in_jack_descriptor *injd =
-				(struct usb_midi_in_jack_descriptor *)extra;
+		h = (struct usb_descriptor_header *)extra;
+		if (h->bDescriptorType != USB_DT_CS_INTERFACE)
+			goto next;
 
-		if (injd->bLength >= sizeof(*injd) &&
-		    injd->bDescriptorType == USB_DT_CS_INTERFACE &&
-		    injd->bDescriptorSubtype == UAC_MIDI_IN_JACK &&
-				injd->bJackID == jack_id)
-			return injd;
-		if (!extra[0])
-			break;
-		extralen -= extra[0];
-		extra += extra[0];
-	}
-	return NULL;
-}
-
-static struct usb_midi_out_jack_descriptor *find_usb_out_jack_descriptor(
-					struct usb_host_interface *hostif, uint8_t jack_id)
-{
-	unsigned char *extra = hostif->extra;
-	int extralen = hostif->extralen;
-
-	while (extralen > 4) {
-		struct usb_midi_out_jack_descriptor *outjd =
-				(struct usb_midi_out_jack_descriptor *)extra;
-
-		if (outjd->bLength >= sizeof(*outjd) &&
-		    outjd->bDescriptorType == USB_DT_CS_INTERFACE &&
+		outjd = (struct usb_midi_out_jack_descriptor *)h;
+		if (h->bLength >= sizeof(*outjd) &&
 		    outjd->bDescriptorSubtype == UAC_MIDI_OUT_JACK &&
-				outjd->bJackID == jack_id)
-			return outjd;
+		    outjd->bJackID == jack_id) {
+			sz = USB_DT_MIDI_OUT_SIZE(outjd->bNrInputPins);
+			if (outjd->bLength < sz)
+				goto next;
+			return *(extra + sz - 1);
+		}
+
+		injd = (struct usb_midi_in_jack_descriptor *)h;
+		if (injd->bLength >= sizeof(*injd) &&
+		    injd->bDescriptorSubtype == UAC_MIDI_IN_JACK &&
+		    injd->bJackID == jack_id)
+			return injd->iJack;
+
+next:
 		if (!extra[0])
 			break;
 		extralen -= extra[0];
 		extra += extra[0];
 	}
-	return NULL;
+	return 0;
 }
 
 static void snd_usbmidi_init_substream(struct snd_usb_midi *umidi,
@@ -1796,13 +1790,10 @@ static void snd_usbmidi_init_substream(struct snd_usb_midi *umidi,
 	const char *name_format;
 	struct usb_interface *intf;
 	struct usb_host_interface *hostif;
-	struct usb_midi_in_jack_descriptor *injd;
-	struct usb_midi_out_jack_descriptor *outjd;
 	uint8_t jack_name_buf[32];
 	uint8_t *default_jack_name = "MIDI";
 	uint8_t *jack_name = default_jack_name;
 	uint8_t iJack;
-	size_t sz;
 	int res;
 
 	struct snd_rawmidi_substream *substream =
@@ -1816,21 +1807,7 @@ static void snd_usbmidi_init_substream(struct snd_usb_midi *umidi,
 	intf = umidi->iface;
 	if (intf && jack_id >= 0) {
 		hostif = intf->cur_altsetting;
-		iJack = 0;
-		if (stream != SNDRV_RAWMIDI_STREAM_OUTPUT) {
-			/* in jacks connect to outs */
-			outjd = find_usb_out_jack_descriptor(hostif, jack_id);
-			if (outjd) {
-				sz = USB_DT_MIDI_OUT_SIZE(outjd->bNrInputPins);
-				if (outjd->bLength >= sz)
-					iJack = *(((uint8_t *) outjd) + sz - sizeof(uint8_t));
-			}
-		} else {
-			/* and out jacks connect to ins */
-			injd = find_usb_in_jack_descriptor(hostif, jack_id);
-			if (injd)
-				iJack = injd->iJack;
-		}
+		iJack = find_usb_ijack(hostif, jack_id);
 		if (iJack != 0) {
 			res = usb_string(umidi->dev, iJack, jack_name_buf,
 			  ARRAY_SIZE(jack_name_buf));