diff --git a/sound/soc/sof/intel/hda-dai.c b/sound/soc/sof/intel/hda-dai.c
index b3cdd10c83ae..c30e450fa970 100644
--- a/sound/soc/sof/intel/hda-dai.c
+++ b/sound/soc/sof/intel/hda-dai.c
@@ -211,6 +211,10 @@ static int hda_link_hw_params(struct snd_pcm_substream *substream,
 	int stream_tag;
 	int ret;
 
+	link = snd_hdac_ext_bus_get_link(bus, codec_dai->component->name);
+	if (!link)
+		return -EINVAL;
+
 	/* get stored dma data if resuming from system suspend */
 	link_dev = snd_soc_dai_get_dma_data(dai, substream);
 	if (!link_dev) {
@@ -231,10 +235,6 @@ static int hda_link_hw_params(struct snd_pcm_substream *substream,
 	if (ret < 0)
 		return ret;
 
-	link = snd_hdac_ext_bus_get_link(bus, codec_dai->component->name);
-	if (!link)
-		return -EINVAL;
-
 	/* set the stream tag in the codec dai dma params */
 	if (substream->stream == SNDRV_PCM_STREAM_PLAYBACK)
 		snd_soc_dai_set_tdm_slot(codec_dai, stream_tag, 0, 0, 0);