diff --git a/sound/soc/soc-core.c b/sound/soc/soc-core.c
index c0a774d0a5ff..1486fb2eb921 100644
--- a/sound/soc/soc-core.c
+++ b/sound/soc/soc-core.c
@@ -1511,8 +1511,11 @@ static int soc_probe_link_dais(struct snd_soc_card *card,
 		}
 	}
 
-	if (dai_link->dai_fmt)
-		snd_soc_runtime_set_dai_fmt(rtd, dai_link->dai_fmt);
+	if (dai_link->dai_fmt) {
+		ret = snd_soc_runtime_set_dai_fmt(rtd, dai_link->dai_fmt);
+		if (ret)
+			return ret;
+	}
 
 	ret = soc_post_component_init(rtd, dai_link->name);
 	if (ret)