diff --git a/sound/soc/intel/boards/sof_sdw_rt711.c b/sound/soc/intel/boards/sof_sdw_rt711.c
index 49ff0871e9e7..8291967f23f3 100644
--- a/sound/soc/intel/boards/sof_sdw_rt711.c
+++ b/sound/soc/intel/boards/sof_sdw_rt711.c
@@ -139,6 +139,9 @@ int sof_sdw_rt711_exit(struct snd_soc_card *card, struct snd_soc_dai_link *dai_l
 {
 	struct mc_private *ctx = snd_soc_card_get_drvdata(card);
 
+	if (!ctx->headset_codec_dev)
+		return 0;
+
 	device_remove_software_node(ctx->headset_codec_dev);
 	put_device(ctx->headset_codec_dev);
 
diff --git a/sound/soc/intel/boards/sof_sdw_rt711_sdca.c b/sound/soc/intel/boards/sof_sdw_rt711_sdca.c
index b3fc32bacfa8..7f16304d025b 100644
--- a/sound/soc/intel/boards/sof_sdw_rt711_sdca.c
+++ b/sound/soc/intel/boards/sof_sdw_rt711_sdca.c
@@ -140,6 +140,9 @@ int sof_sdw_rt711_sdca_exit(struct snd_soc_card *card, struct snd_soc_dai_link *
 {
 	struct mc_private *ctx = snd_soc_card_get_drvdata(card);
 
+	if (!ctx->headset_codec_dev)
+		return 0;
+
 	device_remove_software_node(ctx->headset_codec_dev);
 	put_device(ctx->headset_codec_dev);