diff --git a/sound/soc/soc-compress.c b/sound/soc/soc-compress.c
index 8e2494a9f3a7f02afd3866c464feccb920357422..f4b376a71be873102fbe035bb46017b096825fd0 100644
--- a/sound/soc/soc-compress.c
+++ b/sound/soc/soc-compress.c
@@ -568,12 +568,14 @@ int snd_soc_new_compress(struct snd_soc_pcm_runtime *rtd, int num)
 	}
 
 	/* check client and interface hw capabilities */
-	if (snd_soc_dai_stream_valid(codec_dai, SNDRV_PCM_STREAM_PLAYBACK) &&
-	    snd_soc_dai_stream_valid(cpu_dai,   SNDRV_PCM_STREAM_PLAYBACK))
-		playback = 1;
-	if (snd_soc_dai_stream_valid(codec_dai, SNDRV_PCM_STREAM_CAPTURE) &&
-	    snd_soc_dai_stream_valid(cpu_dai,   SNDRV_PCM_STREAM_CAPTURE))
-		capture = 1;
+	if (codec_dai) {
+		if (snd_soc_dai_stream_valid(codec_dai, SNDRV_PCM_STREAM_PLAYBACK) &&
+		    snd_soc_dai_stream_valid(cpu_dai,   SNDRV_PCM_STREAM_PLAYBACK))
+			playback = 1;
+		if (snd_soc_dai_stream_valid(codec_dai, SNDRV_PCM_STREAM_CAPTURE) &&
+		    snd_soc_dai_stream_valid(cpu_dai,   SNDRV_PCM_STREAM_CAPTURE))
+			capture = 1;
+	}
 
 	/*
 	 * Compress devices are unidirectional so only one of the directions