diff --git a/sound/soc/intel/boards/sof_sdw.c b/sound/soc/intel/boards/sof_sdw.c
index 5911a0558651..00d840d5e585 100644
--- a/sound/soc/intel/boards/sof_sdw.c
+++ b/sound/soc/intel/boards/sof_sdw.c
@@ -741,7 +741,7 @@ static int create_sdw_dailink(struct snd_soc_card *card,
 			(*codec_conf)++;
 		}
 
-		if (sof_end->include_sidecar) {
+		if (sof_end->include_sidecar && sof_end->codec_info->add_sidecar) {
 			ret = sof_end->codec_info->add_sidecar(card, dai_links, codec_conf);
 			if (ret)
 				return ret;