diff --git a/sound/core/pcm_memory.c b/sound/core/pcm_memory.c
index b961a30c2a22..d360655e5deb 100644
--- a/sound/core/pcm_memory.c
+++ b/sound/core/pcm_memory.c
@@ -401,6 +401,7 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL(snd_pcm_lib_malloc_pages);
  */
 int snd_pcm_lib_free_pages(struct snd_pcm_substream *substream)
 {
+	struct snd_card *card = substream->pcm->card;
 	struct snd_pcm_runtime *runtime;
 
 	if (PCM_RUNTIME_CHECK(substream))
@@ -409,8 +410,6 @@ int snd_pcm_lib_free_pages(struct snd_pcm_substream *substream)
 	if (runtime->dma_area == NULL)
 		return 0;
 	if (runtime->dma_buffer_p != &substream->dma_buffer) {
-		struct snd_card *card = substream->pcm->card;
-
 		/* it's a newly allocated buffer.  release it now. */
 		do_free_pages(card, runtime->dma_buffer_p);
 		kfree(runtime->dma_buffer_p);