diff --git a/sound/soc/soc-pcm.c b/sound/soc/soc-pcm.c
index cdce96a3051b..a6e96cf1d8ff 100644
--- a/sound/soc/soc-pcm.c
+++ b/sound/soc/soc-pcm.c
@@ -877,6 +877,11 @@ static int soc_pcm_hw_params(struct snd_pcm_substream *substream,
 	int i, ret = 0;
 
 	mutex_lock_nested(&rtd->card->pcm_mutex, rtd->card->pcm_subclass);
+
+	ret = soc_pcm_params_symmetry(substream, params);
+	if (ret)
+		goto out;
+
 	if (rtd->dai_link->ops->hw_params) {
 		ret = rtd->dai_link->ops->hw_params(substream, params);
 		if (ret < 0) {
@@ -958,9 +963,6 @@ static int soc_pcm_hw_params(struct snd_pcm_substream *substream,
 	}
 	component = NULL;
 
-	ret = soc_pcm_params_symmetry(substream, params);
-        if (ret)
-		goto component_err;
 out:
 	mutex_unlock(&rtd->card->pcm_mutex);
 	return ret;