diff --git a/sound/soc/soc-compress.c b/sound/soc/soc-compress.c
index 27c06ac..3092b58f 100644
--- a/sound/soc/soc-compress.c
+++ b/sound/soc/soc-compress.c
@@ -101,7 +101,11 @@
 
 	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");
 	}