diff --git a/sound/soc/sh/rcar/gen.c b/sound/soc/sh/rcar/gen.c
index f04d17bc6e3d..0c69f83f0d58 100644
--- a/sound/soc/sh/rcar/gen.c
+++ b/sound/soc/sh/rcar/gen.c
@@ -79,11 +79,11 @@ u32 rsnd_read(struct rsnd_priv *priv,
 	if (!rsnd_is_accessible_reg(priv, gen, reg))
 		return 0;
 
+	regmap_fields_read(gen->regs[reg], rsnd_mod_id(mod), &val);
+
 	dev_dbg(dev, "r %s[%d] - %4d : %08x\n",
 		rsnd_mod_name(mod), rsnd_mod_id(mod), reg, val);
 
-	regmap_fields_read(gen->regs[reg], rsnd_mod_id(mod), &val);
-
 	return val;
 }