diff --git a/sound/soc/sof/sof-audio.h b/sound/soc/sof/sof-audio.h
index 0898f4dbe29f..a0af7c421fd9 100644
--- a/sound/soc/sof/sof-audio.h
+++ b/sound/soc/sof/sof-audio.h
@@ -404,8 +404,7 @@ struct snd_sof_pcm *snd_sof_find_spcm_dai(struct snd_soc_component *scomp,
 					  struct snd_soc_pcm_runtime *rtd)
 {
 	struct snd_sof_dev *sdev = snd_soc_component_get_drvdata(scomp);
-
-	struct snd_sof_pcm *spcm = NULL;
+	struct snd_sof_pcm *spcm;
 
 	list_for_each_entry(spcm, &sdev->pcm_list, list) {
 		if (le32_to_cpu(spcm->pcm.dai_id) == rtd->dai_link->id)