diff --git a/sound/soc/soc-core.c b/sound/soc/soc-core.c
index b9dfc10a9fc0..7eea70eea68b 100644
--- a/sound/soc/soc-core.c
+++ b/sound/soc/soc-core.c
@@ -2935,7 +2935,7 @@ int snd_soc_of_parse_pin_switches(struct snd_soc_card *card, const char *prop)
 	unsigned int i, nb_controls;
 	int ret;
 
-	if (!of_property_read_bool(dev->of_node, prop))
+	if (!of_property_present(dev->of_node, prop))
 		return 0;
 
 	strings = devm_kcalloc(dev, nb_controls_max,
@@ -3009,23 +3009,17 @@ int snd_soc_of_parse_tdm_slot(struct device_node *np,
 	if (rx_mask)
 		snd_soc_of_get_slot_mask(np, "dai-tdm-slot-rx-mask", rx_mask);
 
-	if (of_property_read_bool(np, "dai-tdm-slot-num")) {
-		ret = of_property_read_u32(np, "dai-tdm-slot-num", &val);
-		if (ret)
-			return ret;
+	ret = of_property_read_u32(np, "dai-tdm-slot-num", &val);
+	if (ret && ret != -EINVAL)
+		return ret;
+	if (!ret && slots)
+		*slots = val;
 
-		if (slots)
-			*slots = val;
-	}
-
-	if (of_property_read_bool(np, "dai-tdm-slot-width")) {
-		ret = of_property_read_u32(np, "dai-tdm-slot-width", &val);
-		if (ret)
-			return ret;
-
-		if (slot_width)
-			*slot_width = val;
-	}
+	ret = of_property_read_u32(np, "dai-tdm-slot-width", &val);
+	if (ret && ret != -EINVAL)
+		return ret;
+	if (!ret && slot_width)
+		*slot_width = val;
 
 	return 0;
 }
@@ -3289,12 +3283,12 @@ unsigned int snd_soc_daifmt_parse_clock_provider_raw(struct device_node *np,
 	 * check "[prefix]frame-master"
 	 */
 	snprintf(prop, sizeof(prop), "%sbitclock-master", prefix);
-	bit = of_property_read_bool(np, prop);
+	bit = of_property_present(np, prop);
 	if (bit && bitclkmaster)
 		*bitclkmaster = of_parse_phandle(np, prop, 0);
 
 	snprintf(prop, sizeof(prop), "%sframe-master", prefix);
-	frame = of_property_read_bool(np, prop);
+	frame = of_property_present(np, prop);
 	if (frame && framemaster)
 		*framemaster = of_parse_phandle(np, prop, 0);