diff --git a/sound/pci/hda/hda_controller.c b/sound/pci/hda/hda_controller.c
index 1c60beb5b70a63a0ab25a828392a3cb175a4da8b..d1eb14842340e63dc20d0ad8a187cc131c3570a1 100644
--- a/sound/pci/hda/hda_controller.c
+++ b/sound/pci/hda/hda_controller.c
@@ -1345,6 +1345,9 @@ int azx_codec_configure(struct azx *chip)
 	list_for_each_codec_safe(codec, next, &chip->bus) {
 		snd_hda_codec_configure(codec);
 	}
+
+	if (!azx_bus(chip)->num_codecs)
+		return -ENODEV;
 	return 0;
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(azx_codec_configure);