diff --git a/sound/soc/soc-core.c b/sound/soc/soc-core.c
index 1a0bde23f5e6..3b39c9d1c158 100644
--- a/sound/soc/soc-core.c
+++ b/sound/soc/soc-core.c
@@ -3235,11 +3235,12 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(snd_soc_get_stream_cpu);
 int snd_soc_get_dai_id(struct device_node *ep)
 {
 	struct snd_soc_component *component;
-	struct snd_soc_dai_link_component dlc;
+	struct snd_soc_dai_link_component dlc = {
+		.of_node = of_graph_get_port_parent(ep),
+	};
 	int ret;
 
-	dlc.of_node	= of_graph_get_port_parent(ep);
-	dlc.name	= NULL;
+
 	/*
 	 * For example HDMI case, HDMI has video/sound port,
 	 * but ALSA SoC needs sound port number only.