diff --git a/sound/soc/sof/ipc3-topology.c b/sound/soc/sof/ipc3-topology.c
index 10740c55294d..e97f50d5bcba 100644
--- a/sound/soc/sof/ipc3-topology.c
+++ b/sound/soc/sof/ipc3-topology.c
@@ -1628,6 +1628,7 @@ static int sof_ipc3_control_load_bytes(struct snd_sof_dev *sdev, struct snd_sof_
 	return 0;
 err:
 	kfree(scontrol->ipc_control_data);
+	scontrol->ipc_control_data = NULL;
 	return ret;
 }