diff --git a/sound/soc/codecs/cpcap.c b/sound/soc/codecs/cpcap.c
index c0425e3707d9..a3597137fee3 100644
--- a/sound/soc/codecs/cpcap.c
+++ b/sound/soc/codecs/cpcap.c
@@ -1544,6 +1544,8 @@ static int cpcap_codec_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 {
 	struct device_node *codec_node =
 		of_get_child_by_name(pdev->dev.parent->of_node, "audio-codec");
+	if (!codec_node)
+		return -ENODEV;
 
 	pdev->dev.of_node = codec_node;