diff --git a/sound/soc/soc-dapm.c b/sound/soc/soc-dapm.c
index 411f7574dd0b..6780eba55ec2 100644
--- a/sound/soc/soc-dapm.c
+++ b/sound/soc/soc-dapm.c
@@ -3843,6 +3843,16 @@ int snd_soc_dapm_new_dai_widgets(struct snd_soc_dapm_context *dapm,
 			template.name);
 
 		w = snd_soc_dapm_new_control_unlocked(dapm, &template);
+		if (IS_ERR(w)) {
+			int ret = PTR_ERR(w);
+
+			/* Do not nag about probe deferrals */
+			if (ret != -EPROBE_DEFER)
+				dev_err(dapm->dev,
+				"ASoC: Failed to create %s widget (%d)\n",
+				dai->driver->playback.stream_name, ret);
+			return ret;
+		}
 		if (!w) {
 			dev_err(dapm->dev, "ASoC: Failed to create %s widget\n",
 				dai->driver->playback.stream_name);
@@ -3862,6 +3872,16 @@ int snd_soc_dapm_new_dai_widgets(struct snd_soc_dapm_context *dapm,
 			template.name);
 
 		w = snd_soc_dapm_new_control_unlocked(dapm, &template);
+		if (IS_ERR(w)) {
+			int ret = PTR_ERR(w);
+
+			/* Do not nag about probe deferrals */
+			if (ret != -EPROBE_DEFER)
+				dev_err(dapm->dev,
+				"ASoC: Failed to create %s widget (%d)\n",
+				dai->driver->playback.stream_name, ret);
+			return ret;
+		}
 		if (!w) {
 			dev_err(dapm->dev, "ASoC: Failed to create %s widget\n",
 				dai->driver->capture.stream_name);