playback = snd_soc_dapm_new_dai(card, rtd,
                                                                playback_cpu,
                                                                codec);
+                               if (IS_ERR(playback)) {
+                                       dev_err(rtd->dev,
+                                               "ASoC: Failed to create DAI %s: %ld\n",
+                                               codec_dai->name,
+                                               PTR_ERR(playback));
+                                       continue;
+                               }
 
                                snd_soc_dapm_add_path(&card->dapm, playback_cpu,
                                                      playback, NULL, NULL);
                        snd_soc_dapm_add_path(&card->dapm, playback, codec,
                                              NULL, NULL);
                }
+       }
 
+       for_each_rtd_codec_dai(rtd, i, codec_dai) {
                /* connect BE DAI capture if widgets are valid */
                codec = codec_dai->capture_widget;
 
                                capture = snd_soc_dapm_new_dai(card, rtd,
                                                               codec,
                                                               capture_cpu);
+                               if (IS_ERR(capture)) {
+                                       dev_err(rtd->dev,
+                                               "ASoC: Failed to create DAI %s: %ld\n",
+                                               codec_dai->name,
+                                               PTR_ERR(capture));
+                                       continue;
+                               }
 
                                snd_soc_dapm_add_path(&card->dapm, capture,
                                                      capture_cpu, NULL, NULL);