diff --git a/asoc/msm-pcm-q6-noirq.c b/asoc/msm-pcm-q6-noirq.c
index 47b48a2c34f2..59520581b8ef 100644
--- a/asoc/msm-pcm-q6-noirq.c
+++ b/asoc/msm-pcm-q6-noirq.c
@@ -732,6 +732,12 @@ static int msm_pcm_volume_ctl_get(struct snd_kcontrol *kcontrol,
 		pr_err("%s: vol is NULL\n", __func__);
 		return -ENODEV;
 	}
+
+	if (!vol->pcm) {
+		pr_err("%s: vol->pcm is NULL\n", __func__);
+		return -ENODEV;
+	}
+
 	substream = vol->pcm->streams[vol->stream].substream;
 	if (!substream) {
 		pr_err("%s substream not found\n", __func__);
diff --git a/asoc/msm-pcm-q6-v2.c b/asoc/msm-pcm-q6-v2.c
index 37369f67377b..5762a95edbb3 100644
--- a/asoc/msm-pcm-q6-v2.c
+++ b/asoc/msm-pcm-q6-v2.c
@@ -1530,6 +1530,12 @@ static int msm_pcm_volume_ctl_get(struct snd_kcontrol *kcontrol,
 		pr_err("%s: vol is NULL\n", __func__);
 		return -ENODEV;
 	}
+
+	if (!vol->pcm) {
+		pr_err("%s: vol->pcm is NULL\n", __func__);
+		return -ENODEV;
+	}
+
 	substream = vol->pcm->streams[vol->stream].substream;
 	if (!substream) {
 		pr_err("%s substream not found\n", __func__);