diff --git a/sound/pci/hda/hda_codec.h b/sound/pci/hda/hda_codec.h
index d6fb2d5d01a7..60ce1cfc300f 100644
--- a/sound/pci/hda/hda_codec.h
+++ b/sound/pci/hda/hda_codec.h
@@ -295,6 +295,8 @@ struct hda_codec {
 
 #define list_for_each_codec(c, bus) \
 	list_for_each_entry(c, &(bus)->core.codec_list, core.list)
+#define list_for_each_codec_safe(c, n, bus)				\
+	list_for_each_entry_safe(c, n, &(bus)->core.codec_list, core.list)
 
 /* snd_hda_codec_read/write optional flags */
 #define HDA_RW_NO_RESPONSE_FALLBACK	(1 << 0)
diff --git a/sound/pci/hda/hda_controller.c b/sound/pci/hda/hda_controller.c
index 3715a5725613..1c60beb5b70a 100644
--- a/sound/pci/hda/hda_controller.c
+++ b/sound/pci/hda/hda_controller.c
@@ -1337,8 +1337,12 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(azx_probe_codecs);
 /* configure each codec instance */
 int azx_codec_configure(struct azx *chip)
 {
-	struct hda_codec *codec;
-	list_for_each_codec(codec, &chip->bus) {
+	struct hda_codec *codec, *next;
+
+	/* use _safe version here since snd_hda_codec_configure() deregisters
+	 * the device upon error and deletes itself from the bus list.
+	 */
+	list_for_each_codec_safe(codec, next, &chip->bus) {
 		snd_hda_codec_configure(codec);
 	}
 	return 0;