diff --git a/sound/soc/soc-cache.c b/sound/soc/soc-cache.c
index 8fff5b6d86db..00e70b6c7da2 100644
--- a/sound/soc/soc-cache.c
+++ b/sound/soc/soc-cache.c
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ int snd_soc_cache_init(struct snd_soc_codec *codec)
 	reg_size = codec_drv->reg_cache_size * codec_drv->reg_word_size;
 
 	if (!reg_size)
-		return -EINVAL;
+		return 0;
 
 	mutex_init(&codec->cache_rw_mutex);