diff --git a/sound/usb/mixer_quirks.c b/sound/usb/mixer_quirks.c
index f6f2bc8e97a7..10792d26fa94 100644
--- a/sound/usb/mixer_quirks.c
+++ b/sound/usb/mixer_quirks.c
@@ -577,46 +577,30 @@ static bool snd_dualsense_ih_match(struct input_handler *handler,
 {
 	struct dualsense_mixer_elem_info *mei;
 	struct usb_device *snd_dev;
-	char *input_dev_path, *usb_dev_path;
-	size_t usb_dev_path_len;
-	bool match = false;
+	struct device *parent;
 
 	mei = container_of(handler, struct dualsense_mixer_elem_info, ih);
 	snd_dev = mei->info.head.mixer->chip->dev;
 
-	input_dev_path = kobject_get_path(&dev->dev.kobj, GFP_KERNEL);
-	if (!input_dev_path) {
-		dev_warn(&snd_dev->dev, "Failed to get input dev path\n");
-		return false;
-	}
-
-	usb_dev_path = kobject_get_path(&snd_dev->dev.kobj, GFP_KERNEL);
-	if (!usb_dev_path) {
-		dev_warn(&snd_dev->dev, "Failed to get USB dev path\n");
-		goto free_paths;
-	}
-
 	/*
 	 * Ensure the VID:PID matched input device supposedly owned by the
 	 * hid-playstation driver belongs to the actual hardware handled by
-	 * the current USB audio device, which implies input_dev_path being
-	 * a subpath of usb_dev_path.
+	 * the current USB audio device.
 	 *
 	 * This verification is necessary when there is more than one identical
 	 * controller attached to the host system.
+	 *
+	 * The input device is registered below the HID device, USB interface and
+	 * USB device, so compare the parent chain directly instead of building
+	 * kobject path strings. This avoids dereferencing kobject names while the
+	 * USB device hierarchy is being torn down during disconnect.
 	 */
-	usb_dev_path_len = strlen(usb_dev_path);
-	if (usb_dev_path_len >= strlen(input_dev_path))
-		goto free_paths;
+	for (parent = dev->dev.parent; parent; parent = parent->parent) {
+		if (parent == &snd_dev->dev)
+			return true;
+	}
 
-	usb_dev_path[usb_dev_path_len] = '/';
-	match = !memcmp(input_dev_path, usb_dev_path, usb_dev_path_len + 1);
-
-free_paths:
-	kfree(input_dev_path);
-	kfree(usb_dev_path);
-
-	return match;
+	return false;
 }
 
 static int snd_dualsense_ih_connect(struct input_handler *handler,