diff --git a/sound/soc/soc-compress.c b/sound/soc/soc-compress.c
index 27c06acce205..3092b58fede6 100644
--- a/sound/soc/soc-compress.c
+++ b/sound/soc/soc-compress.c
@@ -101,7 +101,11 @@ static int soc_compr_open_fe(struct snd_compr_stream *cstream)
 
 	fe->dpcm[stream].runtime = fe_substream->runtime;
 
-	if (dpcm_path_get(fe, stream, &list) <= 0) {
+	ret = dpcm_path_get(fe, stream, &list);
+	if (ret < 0) {
+		mutex_unlock(&fe->card->mutex);
+		goto fe_err;
+	} else if (ret == 0) {
 		dev_dbg(fe->dev, "ASoC: %s no valid %s route\n",
 			fe->dai_link->name, stream ? "capture" : "playback");
 	}
diff --git a/sound/soc/soc-pcm.c b/sound/soc/soc-pcm.c
index 731fdb5b5f9b..642c86240752 100644
--- a/sound/soc/soc-pcm.c
+++ b/sound/soc/soc-pcm.c
@@ -2352,7 +2352,11 @@ static int dpcm_fe_dai_open(struct snd_pcm_substream *fe_substream)
 	mutex_lock_nested(&fe->card->mutex, SND_SOC_CARD_CLASS_RUNTIME);
 	fe->dpcm[stream].runtime = fe_substream->runtime;
 
-	if (dpcm_path_get(fe, stream, &list) <= 0) {
+	ret = dpcm_path_get(fe, stream, &list);
+	if (ret < 0) {
+		mutex_unlock(&fe->card->mutex);
+		return ret;
+	} else if (ret == 0) {
 		dev_dbg(fe->dev, "ASoC: %s no valid %s route\n",
 			fe->dai_link->name, stream ? "capture" : "playback");
 	}