diff --git a/sound/soc/sof/ipc4-control.c b/sound/soc/sof/ipc4-control.c
index 976a4794d610..0a05f66ec7d9 100644
--- a/sound/soc/sof/ipc4-control.c
+++ b/sound/soc/sof/ipc4-control.c
@@ -412,8 +412,16 @@ static int sof_ipc4_set_get_bytes_data(struct snd_sof_dev *sdev,
 	int ret = 0;
 
 	/* Send the new data to the firmware only if it is powered up */
-	if (set && !pm_runtime_active(sdev->dev))
-		return 0;
+	if (set) {
+		if (!pm_runtime_active(sdev->dev))
+			return 0;
+
+		if (!data->size) {
+			dev_dbg(sdev->dev, "%s: No data to be sent.\n",
+				scontrol->name);
+			return 0;
+		}
+	}
 
 	msg->extension = SOF_IPC4_MOD_EXT_MSG_PARAM_ID(data->type);