diff --git a/sound/soc/intel/skylake/skl-nhlt.c b/sound/soc/intel/skylake/skl-nhlt.c
index 64226072f0ee..cb02ec255728 100644
--- a/sound/soc/intel/skylake/skl-nhlt.c
+++ b/sound/soc/intel/skylake/skl-nhlt.c
@@ -201,7 +201,6 @@ static void skl_get_ssp_clks(struct skl_dev *skl, struct skl_ssp_clk *ssp_clks,
 	struct nhlt_fmt_cfg *fmt_cfg;
 	struct wav_fmt_ext *wav_fmt;
 	unsigned long rate;
-	bool present = false;
 	int rate_index = 0;
 	u16 channels, bps;
 	u8 clk_src;
@@ -215,6 +214,8 @@ static void skl_get_ssp_clks(struct skl_dev *skl, struct skl_ssp_clk *ssp_clks,
 		return;
 
 	for (i = 0; i < fmt->fmt_count; i++) {
+		bool present = false;
+
 		fmt_cfg = &fmt->fmt_config[i];
 		wav_fmt = &fmt_cfg->fmt_ext;