diff --git a/core/mixer.cpp b/core/mixer.cpp
--- a/core/mixer.cpp
+++ b/core/mixer.cpp
@@ -174,18 +174,19 @@
 	// So once the first MixDevice is created, this must return the correct value
 	if (_id.isEmpty())
 	{
-		if (! _mixerBackend->_cardRegistered)
-		{
-			// Bug 308014: By checking _cardRegistered, we can be sure that everything is fine, including the fact that
-			// the cardId (aka "card instance") is set. If _cardRegistered would be false, we will create potentially
-			// wrong/duplicated DBUS Paths here.
-			qCWarning(KMIX_LOG) << "Mixer id was empty when ceating DBUS path. Emergency code created the id=" <<_id;
-		}
+		bool wasRegistered = _mixerBackend->_cardRegistered;
 		// Bug 308014: Actually this a shortcut (you could also call it a hack). It would likely better if registerCard()
 		//             would create the Id, but it requires cooperation from ALL backends. Also Mixer->getId() would need to
 		//             proxy that to the backend.
 		// So for now we lazily create the MixerId here, while creating the first MixDevice for that card.
 		recreateId();
+		if (! wasRegistered)
+		{
+			// Bug 308014: By checking _cardRegistered, we can be sure that everything is fine, including the fact that
+			// the cardId (aka "card instance") is set. If _cardRegistered would be false, we will create potentially
+			// wrong/duplicated DBUS Paths here.
+			qCWarning(KMIX_LOG) << "Mixer id was empty when creating DBUS path. Emergency code created the id=" <<_id;
+		}
 	}
 
 	// mixerName may contain arbitrary characters, so replace all that are not allowed to be be part of a DBUS path