diff --git a/sound/soc/sof/intel/hda-dai.c b/sound/soc/sof/intel/hda-dai.c
index 5f355b8d57a0..56653d78d220 100644
--- a/sound/soc/sof/intel/hda-dai.c
+++ b/sound/soc/sof/intel/hda-dai.c
@@ -212,6 +212,10 @@ static int hda_link_hw_params(struct snd_pcm_substream *substream,
 	int stream_tag;
 	int ret;
 
+	link = snd_hdac_ext_bus_get_link(bus, codec_dai->component->name);
+	if (!link)
+		return -EINVAL;
+
 	/* get stored dma data if resuming from system suspend */
 	link_dev = snd_soc_dai_get_dma_data(dai, substream);
 	if (!link_dev) {
@@ -232,10 +236,6 @@ static int hda_link_hw_params(struct snd_pcm_substream *substream,
 	if (ret < 0)
 		return ret;
 
-	link = snd_hdac_ext_bus_get_link(bus, codec_dai->component->name);
-	if (!link)
-		return -EINVAL;
-
 	/* set the hdac_stream in the codec dai */
 	snd_soc_dai_set_stream(codec_dai, hdac_stream(link_dev), substream->stream);