diff --git a/sound/soc/intel/avs/boards/hdaudio.c b/sound/soc/intel/avs/boards/hdaudio.c
index 073663ba140d..a65939f30ac4 100644
--- a/sound/soc/intel/avs/boards/hdaudio.c
+++ b/sound/soc/intel/avs/boards/hdaudio.c
@@ -54,6 +54,9 @@ static int avs_create_dai_links(struct device *dev, struct hda_codec *codec, int
 			return -ENOMEM;
 
 		dl[i].codecs->name = devm_kstrdup(dev, cname, GFP_KERNEL);
+		if (!dl[i].codecs->name)
+			return -ENOMEM;
+
 		dl[i].codecs->dai_name = pcm->name;
 		dl[i].num_codecs = 1;
 		dl[i].num_cpus = 1;