diff --git a/sound/soc/soc-dapm.c b/sound/soc/soc-dapm.c
index 1f1e9657481a..231deb220506 100644
--- a/sound/soc/soc-dapm.c
+++ b/sound/soc/soc-dapm.c
@@ -3107,7 +3107,8 @@ snd_soc_dapm_new_control(struct snd_soc_dapm_context *dapm,
 	}
 
 	w->dapm = dapm;
-	w->codec = dapm->component->codec;
+	if (dapm->component)
+		w->codec = dapm->component->codec;
 	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&w->sources);
 	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&w->sinks);
 	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&w->list);