diff --git a/sound/usb/mixer.c b/sound/usb/mixer.c
index 45eee5cc312e6..6cd4ff09c5ee6 100644
--- a/sound/usb/mixer.c
+++ b/sound/usb/mixer.c
@@ -2930,6 +2930,9 @@ static int snd_usb_mixer_controls_badd(struct usb_mixer_interface *mixer,
 			continue;
 
 		iface = usb_ifnum_to_if(dev, intf);
+		if (!iface)
+			continue;
+
 		num = iface->num_altsetting;
 
 		if (num < 2)