diff --git a/sound/soc/generic/simple-card-utils.c b/sound/soc/generic/simple-card-utils.c
index bdc02e85b089..9e5be0eaa77f 100644
--- a/sound/soc/generic/simple-card-utils.c
+++ b/sound/soc/generic/simple-card-utils.c
@@ -1038,11 +1038,15 @@ int graph_util_is_ports0(struct device_node *np)
 	else
 		port = np;
 
-	struct device_node *ports  __free(device_node) = of_get_parent(port);
-	struct device_node *top    __free(device_node) = of_get_parent(ports);
-	struct device_node *ports0 __free(device_node) = of_get_child_by_name(top, "ports");
+	struct device_node *ports __free(device_node) = of_get_parent(port);
+	const char *at = strchr(kbasename(ports->full_name), '@');
 
-	return ports0 == ports;
+	/*
+	 * Since child iteration order may differ
+	 * between a base DT and DT overlays,
+	 * string match "ports" or "ports@0" in the node name instead.
+	 */
+	return !at || !strcmp(at, "@0");
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(graph_util_is_ports0);