1 files changed, 2 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/sound/soc/soc-core.c b/sound/soc/soc-core.c
index 2320153bd92..ad7f9528d75 100644
--- a/sound/soc/soc-core.c
+++ b/sound/soc/soc-core.c
@@ -1549,7 +1549,8 @@ int snd_soc_new_pcms(struct snd_soc_device *socdev, int idx, const char *xid)
                         mutex_unlock(&codec->mutex);
                         return ret;
                 }
-                if (card->dai_link[i].codec_dai->ac97_control) {
+                /* Check for codec->ac97 to handle the ac97.c fun */
+                if (card->dai_link[i].codec_dai->ac97_control && codec->ac97) {
                         snd_ac97_dev_add_pdata(codec->ac97,
                                 card->dai_link[i].cpu_dai->ac97_pdata);
                 }