diff --git a/sound/soc/soc-dapm.c b/sound/soc/soc-dapm.c
index bd16010441cc..4375c9f2b791 100644
--- a/sound/soc/soc-dapm.c
+++ b/sound/soc/soc-dapm.c
@@ -679,13 +679,14 @@ static int dapm_new_mux(struct snd_soc_dapm_widget *w)
 		return -EINVAL;
 	}
 
-	path = list_first_entry(&w->sources, struct snd_soc_dapm_path,
-				list_sink);
-	if (!path) {
+	if (list_empty(&w->sources)) {
 		dev_err(dapm->dev, "ASoC: mux %s has no paths\n", w->name);
 		return -EINVAL;
 	}
 
+	path = list_first_entry(&w->sources, struct snd_soc_dapm_path,
+				list_sink);
+
 	ret = dapm_create_or_share_mixmux_kcontrol(w, 0, path);
 	if (ret < 0)
 		return ret;