diff --git a/sound/pci/hda/patch_realtek.c b/sound/pci/hda/patch_realtek.c
index d1ccb6eaf9fc..daf6975b0c2e 100644
--- a/sound/pci/hda/patch_realtek.c
+++ b/sound/pci/hda/patch_realtek.c
@@ -4684,9 +4684,9 @@ static int alc880_parse_auto_config(struct hda_codec *codec)
 			spec->multiout.dig_out_nid = dig_nid;
 		else {
 			spec->multiout.slave_dig_outs = spec->slave_dig_outs;
-			spec->slave_dig_outs[i - 1] = dig_nid;
-			if (i == ARRAY_SIZE(spec->slave_dig_outs) - 1)
+			if (i >= ARRAY_SIZE(spec->slave_dig_outs) - 1)
 				break;
+			spec->slave_dig_outs[i - 1] = dig_nid;
 		}
 	}
 	if (spec->autocfg.dig_in_pin)
@@ -9813,9 +9813,9 @@ static int alc882_parse_auto_config(struct hda_codec *codec)
 			spec->multiout.dig_out_nid = dig_nid;
 		else {
 			spec->multiout.slave_dig_outs = spec->slave_dig_outs;
-			spec->slave_dig_outs[i - 1] = dig_nid;
-			if (i == ARRAY_SIZE(spec->slave_dig_outs) - 1)
+			if (i >= ARRAY_SIZE(spec->slave_dig_outs) - 1)
 				break;
+			spec->slave_dig_outs[i - 1] = dig_nid;
 		}
 	}
 	if (spec->autocfg.dig_in_pin)