diff --git a/src/modules/alsa/module-alsa-card.c b/src/modules/alsa/module-alsa-card.c
index b37eabc46..fe05e3d3e 100644
--- a/src/modules/alsa/module-alsa-card.c
+++ b/src/modules/alsa/module-alsa-card.c
@@ -689,11 +689,11 @@ int pa__init(pa_module *m) {
         pa_xfree(fn);
     }
 
-    u->profile_set->ignore_dB = ignore_dB;
-
     if (!u->profile_set)
         goto fail;
 
+    u->profile_set->ignore_dB = ignore_dB;
+
     pa_alsa_profile_set_probe(u->profile_set, u->device_id, &m->core->default_sample_spec, m->core->default_n_fragments, m->core->default_fragment_size_msec);
     pa_alsa_profile_set_dump(u->profile_set);