diff --git a/sound/soc/codecs/wcd938x.c b/sound/soc/codecs/wcd938x.c
index 3a3360711f8f..a8aed48e76ee 100644
--- a/sound/soc/codecs/wcd938x.c
+++ b/sound/soc/codecs/wcd938x.c
@@ -3106,6 +3106,10 @@ static int wcd938x_soc_codec_probe(struct snd_soc_component *component)
 						 WCD938X_ID_MASK);
 
 	wcd938x->clsh_info = wcd_clsh_ctrl_alloc(component, WCD938X);
+	if (IS_ERR(wcd938x->clsh_info)) {
+		pm_runtime_put(dev);
+		return PTR_ERR(wcd938x->clsh_info);
+	}
 
 	wcd938x_io_init(wcd938x);
 	/* Set all interrupts as edge triggered */