diff --git a/sound/aoa/fabrics/layout.c b/sound/aoa/fabrics/layout.c
index 850dc8c53e9b..d6da0c3f1740 100644
--- a/sound/aoa/fabrics/layout.c
+++ b/sound/aoa/fabrics/layout.c
@@ -947,6 +947,8 @@ static void layout_attached_codec(struct aoa_codec *codec)
 			if (lineout == 1)
 				ldev->gpio.methods->set_lineout(codec->gpio, 1);
 			ctl = snd_ctl_new1(&lineout_ctl, codec->gpio);
+			if (!ctl)
+				return;
 			if (cc->connected & CC_LINEOUT_LABELLED_HEADPHONE)
 				strscpy(ctl->id.name,
 					"Headphone Switch", sizeof(ctl->id.name));
@@ -961,6 +963,8 @@ static void layout_attached_codec(struct aoa_codec *codec)
 			if (ldev->have_lineout_detect) {
 				ctl = snd_ctl_new1(&lineout_detect_choice,
 						   ldev);
+				if (!ctl)
+					return;
 				if (cc->connected & CC_LINEOUT_LABELLED_HEADPHONE)
 					strscpy(ctl->id.name,
 						"Headphone Detect Autoswitch",
@@ -968,6 +972,8 @@ static void layout_attached_codec(struct aoa_codec *codec)
 				aoa_snd_ctl_add(ctl);
 				ctl = snd_ctl_new1(&lineout_detected,
 						   ldev);
+				if (!ctl)
+					return;
 				if (cc->connected & CC_LINEOUT_LABELLED_HEADPHONE)
 					strscpy(ctl->id.name,
 						"Headphone Detected",