diff --git a/sound/soc/soc-core.c b/sound/soc/soc-core.c
index c0edac80df34e683291cff5fb86c560ee8e22ffd..90f1122d91c4e391175d63495d9b491819ddbe1e 100644
--- a/sound/soc/soc-core.c
+++ b/sound/soc/soc-core.c
@@ -213,7 +213,7 @@ static umode_t soc_dev_attr_is_visible(struct kobject *kobj,
 
 	if (attr == &dev_attr_pmdown_time.attr)
 		return attr->mode; /* always visible */
-	return rtd->codec ? attr->mode : 0; /* enabled only with codec */
+	return rtd->num_codecs ? attr->mode : 0; /* enabled only with codec */
 }
 
 static const struct attribute_group soc_dapm_dev_group = {