diff --git a/sound/i2c/other/ak4xxx-adda.c b/sound/i2c/other/ak4xxx-adda.c
index 7f2761a2e7c8c6f2ff6f62e5d2f59ac6aac785c3..971197c34fcef5de287c24b4e640f7ec96876900 100644
--- a/sound/i2c/other/ak4xxx-adda.c
+++ b/sound/i2c/other/ak4xxx-adda.c
@@ -789,11 +789,12 @@ static int build_adc_controls(struct snd_akm4xxx *ak)
 				return err;
 
 			memset(&knew, 0, sizeof(knew));
-			knew.name = ak->adc_info[mixer_ch].selector_name;
-			if (!knew.name) {
+			if (!ak->adc_info ||
+				!ak->adc_info[mixer_ch].selector_name) {
 				knew.name = "Capture Channel";
 				knew.index = mixer_ch + ak->idx_offset * 2;
-			}
+			} else
+				knew.name = ak->adc_info[mixer_ch].selector_name;
 
 			knew.iface = SNDRV_CTL_ELEM_IFACE_MIXER;
 			knew.info = ak4xxx_capture_source_info;