diff --git a/sound/soc/soc-io.c b/sound/soc/soc-io.c
index 4d8dc6a27d4d..44d0174b4d97 100644
--- a/sound/soc/soc-io.c
+++ b/sound/soc/soc-io.c
@@ -142,6 +142,8 @@ int snd_soc_codec_set_cache_io(struct snd_soc_codec *codec,
 	case SND_SOC_REGMAP:
 		/* Device has made its own regmap arrangements */
 		codec->using_regmap = true;
+		if (!codec->control_data)
+			codec->control_data = dev_get_regmap(codec->dev, NULL);
 
 		ret = regmap_get_val_bytes(codec->control_data);
 		/* Errors are legitimate for non-integer byte multiples */