diff --git a/sound/soc/soc-topology.c b/sound/soc/soc-topology.c
index f37a72aebb5a..3ada769cf823 100644
--- a/sound/soc/soc-topology.c
+++ b/sound/soc/soc-topology.c
@@ -1124,6 +1124,7 @@ static int soc_tplg_kcontrol_elems_load(struct soc_tplg *tplg,
 	struct snd_soc_tplg_hdr *hdr)
 {
 	struct snd_soc_tplg_ctl_hdr *control_hdr;
+	int ret;
 	int i;
 
 	if (tplg->pass != SOC_TPLG_PASS_MIXER) {
@@ -1152,25 +1153,30 @@ static int soc_tplg_kcontrol_elems_load(struct soc_tplg *tplg,
 		case SND_SOC_TPLG_CTL_RANGE:
 		case SND_SOC_TPLG_DAPM_CTL_VOLSW:
 		case SND_SOC_TPLG_DAPM_CTL_PIN:
-			soc_tplg_dmixer_create(tplg, 1,
-					       le32_to_cpu(hdr->payload_size));
+			ret = soc_tplg_dmixer_create(tplg, 1,
+					le32_to_cpu(hdr->payload_size));
 			break;
 		case SND_SOC_TPLG_CTL_ENUM:
 		case SND_SOC_TPLG_CTL_ENUM_VALUE:
 		case SND_SOC_TPLG_DAPM_CTL_ENUM_DOUBLE:
 		case SND_SOC_TPLG_DAPM_CTL_ENUM_VIRT:
 		case SND_SOC_TPLG_DAPM_CTL_ENUM_VALUE:
-			soc_tplg_denum_create(tplg, 1,
-					      le32_to_cpu(hdr->payload_size));
+			ret = soc_tplg_denum_create(tplg, 1,
+					le32_to_cpu(hdr->payload_size));
 			break;
 		case SND_SOC_TPLG_CTL_BYTES:
-			soc_tplg_dbytes_create(tplg, 1,
-					       le32_to_cpu(hdr->payload_size));
+			ret = soc_tplg_dbytes_create(tplg, 1,
+					le32_to_cpu(hdr->payload_size));
 			break;
 		default:
 			soc_bind_err(tplg, control_hdr, i);
 			return -EINVAL;
 		}
+		if (ret < 0) {
+			dev_err(tplg->dev, "ASoC: invalid control\n");
+			return ret;
+		}
+
 	}
 
 	return 0;