diff --git a/drivers/firmware/cirrus/cs_dsp.c b/drivers/firmware/cirrus/cs_dsp.c
index 3814cbba0a54409f82b0d2195bf216928fff88a1..5af8171d6cedfe21b93e117036e5cfb3c90ff74e 100644
--- a/drivers/firmware/cirrus/cs_dsp.c
+++ b/drivers/firmware/cirrus/cs_dsp.c
@@ -759,11 +759,11 @@ int cs_dsp_coeff_write_ctrl(struct cs_dsp_coeff_ctl *ctl,
 {
 	int ret = 0;
 
-	lockdep_assert_held(&ctl->dsp->pwr_lock);
-
 	if (!ctl)
 		return -ENOENT;
 
+	lockdep_assert_held(&ctl->dsp->pwr_lock);
+
 	if (len + off * sizeof(u32) > ctl->len)
 		return -EINVAL;
 
@@ -827,11 +827,11 @@ int cs_dsp_coeff_read_ctrl(struct cs_dsp_coeff_ctl *ctl,
 {
 	int ret = 0;
 
-	lockdep_assert_held(&ctl->dsp->pwr_lock);
-
 	if (!ctl)
 		return -ENOENT;
 
+	lockdep_assert_held(&ctl->dsp->pwr_lock);
+
 	if (len + off * sizeof(u32) > ctl->len)
 		return -EINVAL;