diff --git a/sound/soc/codecs/cs35l56.c b/sound/soc/codecs/cs35l56.c
index d1677d76d0188..e0d2b9bb23262 100644
--- a/sound/soc/codecs/cs35l56.c
+++ b/sound/soc/codecs/cs35l56.c
@@ -704,9 +704,6 @@ static int cs35l56_sdw_dai_hw_free(struct snd_pcm_substream *substream,
 static int cs35l56_sdw_dai_set_stream(struct snd_soc_dai *dai,
 				      void *sdw_stream, int direction)
 {
-	if (!sdw_stream)
-		return 0;
-
 	snd_soc_dai_dma_data_set(dai, direction, sdw_stream);
 
 	return 0;