diff --git a/sound/soc/codecs/tlv320aic3x.c b/sound/soc/codecs/tlv320aic3x.c
index 6aa0edf8c5ef..cea3ebecdb12 100644
--- a/sound/soc/codecs/tlv320aic3x.c
+++ b/sound/soc/codecs/tlv320aic3x.c
@@ -1609,7 +1609,6 @@ static int aic3x_probe(struct snd_soc_component *component)
 	struct aic3x_priv *aic3x = snd_soc_component_get_drvdata(component);
 	int ret, i;
 
-	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&aic3x->list);
 	aic3x->component = component;
 
 	for (i = 0; i < ARRAY_SIZE(aic3x->supplies); i++) {
@@ -1692,7 +1691,6 @@ static void aic3x_remove(struct snd_soc_component *component)
 	struct aic3x_priv *aic3x = snd_soc_component_get_drvdata(component);
 	int i;
 
-	list_del(&aic3x->list);
 	for (i = 0; i < ARRAY_SIZE(aic3x->supplies); i++)
 		regulator_unregister_notifier(aic3x->supplies[i].consumer,
 					      &aic3x->disable_nb[i].nb);
@@ -1890,6 +1888,7 @@ static int aic3x_i2c_probe(struct i2c_client *i2c,
 	if (ret != 0)
 		goto err_gpio;
 
+	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&aic3x->list);
 	list_add(&aic3x->list, &reset_list);
 
 	return 0;
@@ -1906,6 +1905,8 @@ static int aic3x_i2c_remove(struct i2c_client *client)
 {
 	struct aic3x_priv *aic3x = i2c_get_clientdata(client);
 
+	list_del(&aic3x->list);
+
 	if (gpio_is_valid(aic3x->gpio_reset) &&
 	    !aic3x_is_shared_reset(aic3x)) {
 		gpio_set_value(aic3x->gpio_reset, 0);