diff --git a/sound/soc/soc-core.c b/sound/soc/soc-core.c
index b680c673c5538345405d65977a260a05362774dc..aae450ba4f08f3c02c2b23f88b50ef3e07c8e817 100644
--- a/sound/soc/soc-core.c
+++ b/sound/soc/soc-core.c
@@ -1135,7 +1135,8 @@ static int soc_init_dai_link(struct snd_soc_card *card,
 	 * Defer card registartion if platform dai component is not added to
 	 * component list.
 	 */
-	if (!soc_find_component(link->platform->of_node, link->platform->name))
+	if ((link->platform->of_node || link->platform->name) &&
+	    !soc_find_component(link->platform->of_node, link->platform->name))
 		return -EPROBE_DEFER;
 
 	/*
@@ -1154,7 +1155,8 @@ static int soc_init_dai_link(struct snd_soc_card *card,
 	 * Defer card registartion if cpu dai component is not added to
 	 * component list.
 	 */
-	if (!soc_find_component(link->cpu_of_node, link->cpu_name))
+	if ((link->cpu_of_node || link->cpu_name) &&
+	    !soc_find_component(link->cpu_of_node, link->cpu_name))
 		return -EPROBE_DEFER;
 
 	/*