diff --git a/sound/soc/codecs/hdac_hdmi.c b/sound/soc/codecs/hdac_hdmi.c
index 7b8533abf637..dc6a0dfea050 100644
--- a/sound/soc/codecs/hdac_hdmi.c
+++ b/sound/soc/codecs/hdac_hdmi.c
@@ -1961,9 +1961,6 @@ static int hdac_hdmi_get_spk_alloc(struct hdac_device *hdev, int pcm_idx)
 
 	port = list_first_entry(&pcm->port_list, struct hdac_hdmi_port, head);
 
-	if (!port)
-		return 0;
-
 	if (!port || !port->eld.eld_valid)
 		return 0;