diff --git a/drivers/firmware/cirrus/cs_dsp.c b/drivers/firmware/cirrus/cs_dsp.c
index 62ba4ebbf11f..9eecd1626537 100644
--- a/drivers/firmware/cirrus/cs_dsp.c
+++ b/drivers/firmware/cirrus/cs_dsp.c
@@ -758,6 +758,9 @@ int cs_dsp_coeff_write_ctrl(struct cs_dsp_coeff_ctl *ctl, const void *buf, size_
 
 	lockdep_assert_held(&ctl->dsp->pwr_lock);
 
+	if (!ctl)
+		return -ENOENT;
+
 	if (ctl->flags & WMFW_CTL_FLAG_VOLATILE)
 		ret = -EPERM;
 	else if (buf != ctl->cache)
@@ -817,6 +820,9 @@ int cs_dsp_coeff_read_ctrl(struct cs_dsp_coeff_ctl *ctl, void *buf, size_t len)
 
 	lockdep_assert_held(&ctl->dsp->pwr_lock);
 
+	if (!ctl)
+		return -ENOENT;
+
 	if (ctl->flags & WMFW_CTL_FLAG_VOLATILE) {
 		if (ctl->enabled && ctl->dsp->running)
 			return cs_dsp_coeff_read_ctrl_raw(ctl, buf, len);