diff --git a/sound/soc/generic/simple-card-utils.c b/sound/soc/generic/simple-card-utils.c
index 4ed68348f939b..db1458a19985f 100644
--- a/sound/soc/generic/simple-card-utils.c
+++ b/sound/soc/generic/simple-card-utils.c
@@ -173,10 +173,8 @@ int asoc_simple_parse_clk(struct device *dev,
 	 * see
 	 *	soc-core.c :: snd_soc_init_multicodec()
 	 */
-	if (dlc) {
+	if (dlc)
 		dai_of_node	= dlc->of_node;
-		dai_name	= dlc->dai_name;
-	}
 
 	/*
 	 * Parse dai->sysclk come from "clocks = <&xxx>"