1 files changed, 5 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/sound/pci/hda/hda_generic.c b/sound/pci/hda/hda_generic.c
index 2d046abb5911..1229227af5b5 100644
--- a/sound/pci/hda/hda_generic.c
+++ b/sound/pci/hda/hda_generic.c
@@ -881,6 +881,11 @@ int snd_hda_parse_generic_codec(struct hda_codec *codec)
         struct hda_gspec *spec;
         int err;
 
+        if(!codec->afg) {
+                snd_printdd("hda_generic: no generic modem yet\n");
+                return -ENODEV;
+        }
+
         spec = kcalloc(1, sizeof(*spec), GFP_KERNEL);
         if (spec == NULL) {
                 printk(KERN_ERR "hda_generic: can't allocate spec\n");