diff --git a/sound/soc/intel/atom/sst-mfld-platform-pcm.c b/sound/soc/intel/atom/sst-mfld-platform-pcm.c
index 25c6d87c818e..f5a8050351b5 100644
--- a/sound/soc/intel/atom/sst-mfld-platform-pcm.c
+++ b/sound/soc/intel/atom/sst-mfld-platform-pcm.c
@@ -771,6 +771,9 @@ static int sst_soc_prepare(struct device *dev)
 	struct sst_data *drv = dev_get_drvdata(dev);
 	struct snd_soc_pcm_runtime *rtd;
 
+	if (!drv->soc_card)
+		return 0;
+
 	/* suspend all pcms first */
 	snd_soc_suspend(drv->soc_card->dev);
 	snd_soc_poweroff(drv->soc_card->dev);
@@ -793,6 +796,9 @@ static void sst_soc_complete(struct device *dev)
 	struct sst_data *drv = dev_get_drvdata(dev);
 	struct snd_soc_pcm_runtime *rtd;
 
+	if (!drv->soc_card)
+		return;
+
 	/* restart SSPs */
 	list_for_each_entry(rtd, &drv->soc_card->rtd_list, list) {
 		struct snd_soc_dai *dai = rtd->cpu_dai;