diff --git a/sound/soc/soc-core.c b/sound/soc/soc-core.c
index 3c6713da3ad9..7e8bf3aa73c7 100644
--- a/sound/soc/soc-core.c
+++ b/sound/soc/soc-core.c
@@ -1734,7 +1734,8 @@ probe_aux_dev_err:
 		soc_remove_aux_dev(card, i);
 
 probe_dai_err:
-	soc_remove_dai_links(card);
+	if (ret != -ENODEV)
+		soc_remove_dai_links(card);
 
 card_probe_error:
 	if (card->remove)