diff --git a/sound/soc/soc-component.c b/sound/soc/soc-component.c
index 1590e805d016..6a8f26bf09ba 100644
--- a/sound/soc/soc-component.c
+++ b/sound/soc/soc-component.c
@@ -520,6 +520,9 @@ void snd_soc_pcm_component_free(struct snd_soc_pcm_runtime *rtd)
 	struct snd_soc_rtdcom_list *rtdcom;
 	struct snd_soc_component *component;
 
+	if (!rtd->pcm)
+		return;
+
 	for_each_rtd_components(rtd, rtdcom, component)
 		if (component->driver->pcm_destruct)
 			component->driver->pcm_destruct(component, rtd->pcm);