diff --git a/sound/soc/soc-topology.c b/sound/soc/soc-topology.c
index 22960f5932c7..2d4a5a3058c4 100644
--- a/sound/soc/soc-topology.c
+++ b/sound/soc/soc-topology.c
@@ -2431,7 +2431,7 @@ static int soc_tplg_dai_elems_load(struct soc_tplg *tplg,
 {
 	struct snd_soc_tplg_dai *dai;
 	int count;
-	int i;
+	int i, ret;
 
 	count = le32_to_cpu(hdr->count);
 
@@ -2446,7 +2446,12 @@ static int soc_tplg_dai_elems_load(struct soc_tplg *tplg,
 			return -EINVAL;
 		}
 
-		soc_tplg_dai_config(tplg, dai);
+		ret = soc_tplg_dai_config(tplg, dai);
+		if (ret < 0) {
+			dev_err(tplg->dev, "ASoC: failed to configure DAI\n");
+			return ret;
+		}
+
 		tplg->pos += (sizeof(*dai) + le32_to_cpu(dai->priv.size));
 	}