diff --git a/sound/soc/soc-core.c b/sound/soc/soc-core.c
index ca1db7174051..9d2c8b393944 100644
--- a/sound/soc/soc-core.c
+++ b/sound/soc/soc-core.c
@@ -3369,6 +3369,9 @@ unsigned int snd_soc_daifmt_parse_clock_provider_raw(struct device_node *np,
 	char prop[128];
 	unsigned int bit, frame;
 
+	if (!np)
+		return 0;
+
 	if (!prefix)
 		prefix = "";