diff --git a/sound/soc/rockchip/rockchip_dlp.h b/sound/soc/rockchip/rockchip_dlp.h
index e3c6d24e6503..cefd7a4e498d 100644
--- a/sound/soc/rockchip/rockchip_dlp.h
+++ b/sound/soc/rockchip/rockchip_dlp.h
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ static inline struct dlp *soc_component_to_dlp(struct snd_soc_component *p)
 static inline struct dlp_runtime_data *substream_to_drd(
 	const struct snd_pcm_substream *substream)
 {
-	if (!substream->runtime)
+	if (!substream || !substream->runtime)
 		return NULL;
 
 	return substream->runtime->private_data;