diff --git a/sound/soc/soc-dai.c b/sound/soc/soc-dai.c
index 080fbe053fc5..4df1aae8abf3 100644
--- a/sound/soc/soc-dai.c
+++ b/sound/soc/soc-dai.c
@@ -327,14 +327,15 @@ int snd_soc_dai_hw_params(struct snd_soc_dai *dai,
 	struct snd_soc_pcm_runtime *rtd = asoc_substream_to_rtd(substream);
 	int ret = 0;
 
-	/* perform any topology hw_params fixups before DAI  */
-	ret = snd_soc_link_be_hw_params_fixup(rtd, params);
-	if (ret < 0)
-		goto end;
-
 	if (dai->driver->ops &&
-	    dai->driver->ops->hw_params)
+	    dai->driver->ops->hw_params) {
+		/* perform any topology hw_params fixups before DAI  */
+		ret = snd_soc_link_be_hw_params_fixup(rtd, params);
+		if (ret < 0)
+			goto end;
+
 		ret = dai->driver->ops->hw_params(substream, params, dai);
+	}
 
 	/* mark substream if succeeded */
 	if (ret == 0)