diff --git a/sound/soc/soc-dapm.c b/sound/soc/soc-dapm.c
index 1ec06ef6d161..67b032ca1601 100644
--- a/sound/soc/soc-dapm.c
+++ b/sound/soc/soc-dapm.c
@@ -3957,6 +3957,10 @@ snd_soc_dapm_free_kcontrol(struct snd_soc_card *card,
 	int count;
 
 	devm_kfree(card->dev, (void *)*private_value);
+
+	if (!w_param_text)
+		return;
+
 	for (count = 0 ; count < num_params; count++)
 		devm_kfree(card->dev, (void *)w_param_text[count]);
 	devm_kfree(card->dev, w_param_text);