diff --git a/sound/soc/soc-topology.c b/sound/soc/soc-topology.c
index a215b9ad148c..50aa45525be5 100644
--- a/sound/soc/soc-topology.c
+++ b/sound/soc/soc-topology.c
@@ -1954,7 +1954,9 @@ static int soc_tplg_pcm_elems_load(struct soc_tplg *tplg,
 			_pcm = pcm;
 		} else {
 			abi_match = false;
-			pcm_new_ver(tplg, pcm, &_pcm);
+			ret = pcm_new_ver(tplg, pcm, &_pcm);
+			if (ret < 0)
+				return ret;
 		}
 
 		/* create the FE DAIs and DAI links */