diff --git a/sound/soc/soc-pcm.c b/sound/soc/soc-pcm.c
index 8b8a9aca2912ffae131c22450064177997cb0194..9a60d62f12fe7e6d3544293012fd5b336719733b 100644
--- a/sound/soc/soc-pcm.c
+++ b/sound/soc/soc-pcm.c
@@ -1159,6 +1159,8 @@ static void dpcm_be_reparent(struct snd_soc_pcm_runtime *fe,
 		return;
 
 	be_substream = snd_soc_dpcm_get_substream(be, stream);
+	if (!be_substream)
+		return;
 
 	for_each_dpcm_fe(be, stream, dpcm) {
 		if (dpcm->fe == fe)