diff --git a/sound/soc/soc-core.c b/sound/soc/soc-core.c
index e65fe3a7c3e42c69e2e47ee6df4efc9fa618b3d5..c5c82a7bdadc4b0aa8d354a405c203b76e7d3be8 100644
--- a/sound/soc/soc-core.c
+++ b/sound/soc/soc-core.c
@@ -1025,6 +1025,9 @@ static int soc_dai_link_sanity_check(struct snd_soc_card *card,
 void snd_soc_remove_pcm_runtime(struct snd_soc_card *card,
 				struct snd_soc_pcm_runtime *rtd)
 {
+	if (!rtd)
+		return;
+
 	lockdep_assert_held(&client_mutex);
 
 	/*