diff --git a/sound/soc/soc-core.c b/sound/soc/soc-core.c
index 54925dc84a96a262ac1e3b5b201aebff64257309..4bfabc776e21a72dde8195de1d314e8ca172c844 100644
--- a/sound/soc/soc-core.c
+++ b/sound/soc/soc-core.c
@@ -2396,8 +2396,8 @@ int snd_soc_unregister_card(struct snd_soc_card *card)
 		card->instantiated = false;
 		snd_soc_dapm_shutdown(card);
 		soc_cleanup_card_resources(card);
+		dev_dbg(card->dev, "ASoC: Unregistered card '%s'\n", card->name);
 	}
-	dev_dbg(card->dev, "ASoC: Unregistered card '%s'\n", card->name);
 
 	return 0;
 }