diff --git a/sound/soc/soc-topology.c b/sound/soc/soc-topology.c
index 2499b54a57e8..01a50413c66f 100644
--- a/sound/soc/soc-topology.c
+++ b/sound/soc/soc-topology.c
@@ -1301,7 +1301,7 @@ static struct snd_kcontrol_new *soc_tplg_dapm_widget_denum_create(
 		/* validate kcontrol */
 		if (strnlen(ec->hdr.name, SNDRV_CTL_ELEM_ID_NAME_MAXLEN) ==
 			    SNDRV_CTL_ELEM_ID_NAME_MAXLEN)
-			return NULL;
+			goto err;
 
 		se = kzalloc(sizeof(*se), GFP_KERNEL);
 		if (se == NULL)