diff --git a/sound/soc/codecs/hdmi-codec.c b/sound/soc/codecs/hdmi-codec.c
index b904492d7744..90b5948e0ff3 100644
--- a/sound/soc/codecs/hdmi-codec.c
+++ b/sound/soc/codecs/hdmi-codec.c
@@ -364,7 +364,12 @@ static int hdmi_of_xlate_dai_name(struct snd_soc_component *component,
 				  struct of_phandle_args *args,
 				  const char **dai_name)
 {
-	int id = args->args[0];
+	int id;
+
+	if (args->args_count)
+		id = args->args[0];
+	else
+		id = 0;
 
 	if (id < ARRAY_SIZE(hdmi_dai_name)) {
 		*dai_name = hdmi_dai_name[id];