diff --git a/drivers/soundwire/stream.c b/drivers/soundwire/stream.c
index afb95febb0d3..b8b1973e3ee2 100644
--- a/drivers/soundwire/stream.c
+++ b/drivers/soundwire/stream.c
@@ -1911,7 +1911,7 @@ void sdw_shutdown_stream(void *sdw_substream)
 
 	sdw_stream = snd_soc_dai_get_sdw_stream(dai, substream->stream);
 
-	if (!sdw_stream) {
+	if (IS_ERR(sdw_stream)) {
 		dev_err(rtd->dev, "no stream found for DAI %s", dai->name);
 		return;
 	}