diff --git a/sound/soc/sof/topology.c b/sound/soc/sof/topology.c
index 59f89f3d61a2..480cf75a7575 100644
--- a/sound/soc/sof/topology.c
+++ b/sound/soc/sof/topology.c
@@ -1073,7 +1073,7 @@ static int sof_control_load_volume(struct snd_soc_component *scomp,
 	scontrol->cmd = SOF_CTRL_CMD_VOLUME;
 
 	/* extract tlv data */
-	if (get_tlv_data(kc->tlv.p, tlv) < 0) {
+	if (!kc->tlv.p || get_tlv_data(kc->tlv.p, tlv) < 0) {
 		dev_err(scomp->dev, "error: invalid TLV data\n");
 		ret = -EINVAL;
 		goto out_free;