diff --git a/sound/soc/soc-core.c b/sound/soc/soc-core.c
index 46042d41b79b..3fecd957995e 100644
--- a/sound/soc/soc-core.c
+++ b/sound/soc/soc-core.c
@@ -2072,6 +2072,16 @@ static int snd_soc_instantiate_card(struct snd_soc_card *card)
 	int ret, i, order;
 
 	mutex_lock(&client_mutex);
+	for_each_card_prelinks(card, i, dai_link) {
+		ret = soc_init_dai_link(card, dai_link);
+		if (ret) {
+			soc_cleanup_platform(card);
+			dev_err(card->dev, "ASoC: failed to init link %s: %d\n",
+				dai_link->name, ret);
+			mutex_unlock(&client_mutex);
+			return ret;
+		}
+	}
 	mutex_lock_nested(&card->mutex, SND_SOC_CARD_CLASS_INIT);
 
 	card->dapm.bias_level = SND_SOC_BIAS_OFF;
@@ -2796,26 +2806,9 @@ static int snd_soc_bind_card(struct snd_soc_card *card)
  */
 int snd_soc_register_card(struct snd_soc_card *card)
 {
-	int i, ret;
-	struct snd_soc_dai_link *link;
-
 	if (!card->name || !card->dev)
 		return -EINVAL;
 
-	mutex_lock(&client_mutex);
-	for_each_card_prelinks(card, i, link) {
-
-		ret = soc_init_dai_link(card, link);
-		if (ret) {
-			soc_cleanup_platform(card);
-			dev_err(card->dev, "ASoC: failed to init link %s\n",
-				link->name);
-			mutex_unlock(&client_mutex);
-			return ret;
-		}
-	}
-	mutex_unlock(&client_mutex);
-
 	dev_set_drvdata(card->dev, card);
 
 	snd_soc_initialize_card_lists(card);