soc_init_codec_debugfs(codec);
 
-       if (driver->dapm_widgets)
-               snd_soc_dapm_new_controls(&codec->dapm, driver->dapm_widgets,
-                                         driver->num_dapm_widgets);
+       if (driver->dapm_widgets) {
+               ret = snd_soc_dapm_new_controls(&codec->dapm,
+                                               driver->dapm_widgets,
+                                               driver->num_dapm_widgets);
+
+               if (ret != 0) {
+                       dev_err(codec->dev,
+                               "Failed to create new controls %d\n", ret);
+                       goto err_probe;
+               }
+       }
 
        /* Create DAPM widgets for each DAI stream */
        list_for_each_entry(dai, &codec->component.dai_list, list) {