diff --git a/sound/soc/intel/skylake/skl-topology.c b/sound/soc/intel/skylake/skl-topology.c
index c09e2c7608a3f75428804bd22f4d57badfb30b31..4bc8f9c269db7d3e70e6e6228a5d0bbdd69c972c 100644
--- a/sound/soc/intel/skylake/skl-topology.c
+++ b/sound/soc/intel/skylake/skl-topology.c
@@ -475,12 +475,10 @@ skl_tplg_init_pipe_modules(struct skl *skl, struct skl_pipe *pipe)
 
 		/* check if module ids are populated */
 		if (mconfig->id.module_id < 0) {
-			ret = snd_skl_get_module_info(skl->skl_sst, mconfig);
-			if (ret < 0) {
-				dev_err(skl->skl_sst->dev,
-					"query module info failed: %d\n", ret);
-				return ret;
-			}
+			dev_err(skl->skl_sst->dev,
+					"module %pUL id not populated\n",
+					(uuid_le *)mconfig->guid);
+			return -EIO;
 		}
 
 		/* check resource available */