diff --git a/sound/aoa/soundbus/i2sbus/core.c b/sound/aoa/soundbus/i2sbus/core.c
index 0c1056efbe02..14631e65aa70 100644
--- a/sound/aoa/soundbus/i2sbus/core.c
+++ b/sound/aoa/soundbus/i2sbus/core.c
@@ -411,6 +411,9 @@ static int i2sbus_resume(struct macio_dev* dev)
 	int err, ret = 0;
 
 	list_for_each_entry(i2sdev, &control->list, item) {
+		if (list_empty(&i2sdev->sound.codec_list))
+			continue;
+
 		/* reset i2s bus format etc. */
 		i2sbus_pcm_prepare_both(i2sdev);
 
diff --git a/sound/aoa/soundbus/i2sbus/pcm.c b/sound/aoa/soundbus/i2sbus/pcm.c
index 7b247fdfde8d..8184152797ca 100644
--- a/sound/aoa/soundbus/i2sbus/pcm.c
+++ b/sound/aoa/soundbus/i2sbus/pcm.c
@@ -411,6 +411,9 @@ static int i2sbus_pcm_prepare(struct i2sbus_dev *i2sdev, int in)
 	/* set stop command */
 	command->command = cpu_to_le16(DBDMA_STOP);
 
+	cii = list_first_entry(&i2sdev->sound.codec_list,
+			       struct codec_info_item, list);
+
 	/* ok, let's set the serial format and stuff */
 	switch (runtime->format) {
 	/* 16 bit formats */
@@ -418,13 +421,7 @@ static int i2sbus_pcm_prepare(struct i2sbus_dev *i2sdev, int in)
 	case SNDRV_PCM_FORMAT_U16_BE:
 		/* FIXME: if we add different bus factors we need to
 		 * do more here!! */
-		bi.bus_factor = 0;
-		list_for_each_entry(cii, &i2sdev->sound.codec_list, list) {
-			bi.bus_factor = cii->codec->bus_factor;
-			break;
-		}
-		if (!bi.bus_factor)
-			return -ENODEV;
+		bi.bus_factor = cii->codec->bus_factor;
 		input_16bit = 1;
 		break;
 	case SNDRV_PCM_FORMAT_S32_BE:
@@ -438,10 +435,7 @@ static int i2sbus_pcm_prepare(struct i2sbus_dev *i2sdev, int in)
 		return -EINVAL;
 	}
 	/* we assume all sysclocks are the same! */
-	list_for_each_entry(cii, &i2sdev->sound.codec_list, list) {
-		bi.sysclock_factor = cii->codec->sysclock_factor;
-		break;
-	}
+	bi.sysclock_factor = cii->codec->sysclock_factor;
 
 	if (clock_and_divisors(bi.sysclock_factor,
 			       bi.bus_factor,