ret = dpcm_path_get(fe, stream, &list);
        if (ret < 0)
                goto be_err;
-       else if (ret == 0)
-               dev_dbg(fe->dev, "Compress ASoC: %s no valid %s route\n",
-                       fe->dai_link->name, stream ? "capture" : "playback");
+
        /* calculate valid and active FE <-> BE dpcms */
        dpcm_process_paths(fe, stream, &list, 1);
        fe->dpcm[stream].runtime = fe_substream->runtime;
 
                        fe->card->component_chaining ?
                                NULL : dpcm_end_walk_at_be);
 
-       dev_dbg(fe->dev, "ASoC: found %d audio %s paths\n", paths,
+       if (paths > 0)
+               dev_dbg(fe->dev, "ASoC: found %d audio %s paths\n", paths,
                        stream ? "capture" : "playback");
+       else if (paths == 0)
+               dev_dbg(fe->dev, "ASoC: %s no valid %s path\n", fe->dai_link->name,
+                        stream ? "capture" : "playback");
 
        return paths;
 }
                        continue;
 
                paths = dpcm_path_get(fe, stream, &list);
-               if (paths < 0) {
-                       dev_warn(fe->dev, "ASoC: %s no valid %s path\n",
-                                fe->dai_link->name,
-                                stream == SNDRV_PCM_STREAM_PLAYBACK ?
-                                "playback" : "capture");
+               if (paths < 0)
                        return paths;
-               }
 
                /* update any playback/capture paths */
                count = dpcm_process_paths(fe, stream, &list, new);
        fe->dpcm[stream].runtime = fe_substream->runtime;
 
        ret = dpcm_path_get(fe, stream, &list);
-       if (ret < 0) {
+       if (ret < 0)
                goto open_end;
-       } else if (ret == 0) {
-               dev_dbg(fe->dev, "ASoC: %s no valid %s route\n",
-                       fe->dai_link->name, stream ? "capture" : "playback");
-       }
 
        /* calculate valid and active FE <-> BE dpcms */
        dpcm_process_paths(fe, stream, &list, 1);