diff --git a/asoc/msm-pcm-loopback-v2.c b/asoc/msm-pcm-loopback-v2.c
index dd710fd9ad60..2a48f19839c0 100644
--- a/asoc/msm-pcm-loopback-v2.c
+++ b/asoc/msm-pcm-loopback-v2.c
@@ -569,11 +569,15 @@ static int msm_pcm_volume_ctl_get(struct snd_kcontrol *kcontrol,
 {
 	int rc = 0;
 	struct snd_pcm_volume *vol = snd_kcontrol_chip(kcontrol);
-	struct snd_pcm_substream *substream =
-		vol->pcm->streams[SNDRV_PCM_STREAM_PLAYBACK].substream;
+	struct snd_pcm_substream *substream = NULL;
 	struct msm_pcm_loopback *prtd;
 
 	pr_debug("%s\n", __func__);
+	if (!vol) {
+		pr_err("%s: vol is NULL\n", __func__);
+		return -ENODEV;
+	}
+	substream = vol->pcm->streams[SNDRV_PCM_STREAM_PLAYBACK].substream;
 	if ((!substream) || (!substream->runtime)) {
 		pr_debug("%s substream or runtime not found\n", __func__);
 		rc = -ENODEV;
diff --git a/asoc/msm-pcm-q6-noirq.c b/asoc/msm-pcm-q6-noirq.c
index 6ceebb3fe949..9c0cc4bd2425 100644
--- a/asoc/msm-pcm-q6-noirq.c
+++ b/asoc/msm-pcm-q6-noirq.c
@@ -722,13 +722,17 @@ static int msm_pcm_volume_ctl_get(struct snd_kcontrol *kcontrol,
 {
 	struct snd_pcm_volume *vol = snd_kcontrol_chip(kcontrol);
 	struct msm_plat_data *pdata = NULL;
-	struct snd_pcm_substream *substream =
-		vol->pcm->streams[vol->stream].substream;
+	struct snd_pcm_substream *substream = NULL;
 	struct snd_soc_pcm_runtime *soc_prtd = NULL;
 	struct snd_soc_component *component = NULL;
 	struct msm_audio *prtd;
 
 	pr_debug("%s\n", __func__);
+	if (!vol) {
+		pr_err("%s: vol is NULL\n", __func__);
+		return -ENODEV;
+	}
+	substream = vol->pcm->streams[vol->stream].substream;
 	if (!substream) {
 		pr_err("%s substream not found\n", __func__);
 		return -ENODEV;
diff --git a/asoc/msm-pcm-q6-v2.c b/asoc/msm-pcm-q6-v2.c
index 1da9f7ecd88d..352c0a32fb1f 100644
--- a/asoc/msm-pcm-q6-v2.c
+++ b/asoc/msm-pcm-q6-v2.c
@@ -1520,13 +1520,17 @@ static int msm_pcm_volume_ctl_get(struct snd_kcontrol *kcontrol,
 {
 	struct snd_pcm_volume *vol = snd_kcontrol_chip(kcontrol);
 	struct msm_plat_data *pdata = NULL;
-	struct snd_pcm_substream *substream =
-		vol->pcm->streams[vol->stream].substream;
+	struct snd_pcm_substream *substream = NULL;
 	struct snd_soc_pcm_runtime *soc_prtd = NULL;
 	struct snd_soc_component *component = NULL;
 	struct msm_audio *prtd;
 
 	pr_debug("%s\n", __func__);
+	if (!vol) {
+		pr_err("%s: vol is NULL\n", __func__);
+		return -ENODEV;
+	}
+	substream = vol->pcm->streams[vol->stream].substream;
 	if (!substream) {
 		pr_err("%s substream not found\n", __func__);
 		return -ENODEV;