diff --git a/sound/soc/intel/boards/bytcht_cx2072x.c b/sound/soc/intel/boards/bytcht_cx2072x.c
index c014d85a08b247..5b71dfdd7b5793 100644
--- a/sound/soc/intel/boards/bytcht_cx2072x.c
+++ b/sound/soc/intel/boards/bytcht_cx2072x.c
@@ -255,7 +255,11 @@ static int snd_byt_cht_cx2072x_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 		snprintf(codec_name, sizeof(codec_name), "i2c-%s",
 			 acpi_dev_name(adev));
 		byt_cht_cx2072x_dais[dai_index].codecs->name = codec_name;
+	} else {
+		dev_err(&pdev->dev, "Error cannot find '%s' dev\n", mach->id);
+		return -ENOENT;
 	}
+
 	acpi_dev_put(adev);
 
 	/* override platform name, if required */
diff --git a/sound/soc/intel/boards/bytcht_da7213.c b/sound/soc/intel/boards/bytcht_da7213.c
index f4ac3ddd148b83..87af27492c0bbd 100644
--- a/sound/soc/intel/boards/bytcht_da7213.c
+++ b/sound/soc/intel/boards/bytcht_da7213.c
@@ -258,7 +258,11 @@ static int bytcht_da7213_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 		snprintf(codec_name, sizeof(codec_name),
 			 "i2c-%s", acpi_dev_name(adev));
 		dailink[dai_index].codecs->name = codec_name;
+	} else {
+		dev_err(&pdev->dev, "Error cannot find '%s' dev\n", mach->id);
+		return -ENOENT;
 	}
+
 	acpi_dev_put(adev);
 
 	/* override platform name, if required */
diff --git a/sound/soc/intel/boards/bytcht_es8316.c b/sound/soc/intel/boards/bytcht_es8316.c
index 2fcec2e02bb53b..f16f0d817da0f8 100644
--- a/sound/soc/intel/boards/bytcht_es8316.c
+++ b/sound/soc/intel/boards/bytcht_es8316.c
@@ -562,7 +562,7 @@ static int snd_byt_cht_es8316_mc_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 		byt_cht_es8316_dais[dai_index].codecs->name = codec_name;
 	} else {
 		dev_err(dev, "Error cannot find '%s' dev\n", mach->id);
-		return -ENXIO;
+		return -ENOENT;
 	}
 
 	codec_dev = acpi_get_first_physical_node(adev);
diff --git a/sound/soc/intel/boards/bytcr_rt5640.c b/sound/soc/intel/boards/bytcr_rt5640.c
index a64d1989e28a5e..88cf1b041dd8b7 100644
--- a/sound/soc/intel/boards/bytcr_rt5640.c
+++ b/sound/soc/intel/boards/bytcr_rt5640.c
@@ -1693,7 +1693,7 @@ static int snd_byt_rt5640_mc_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 		byt_rt5640_dais[dai_index].codecs->name = byt_rt5640_codec_name;
 	} else {
 		dev_err(dev, "Error cannot find '%s' dev\n", mach->id);
-		return -ENXIO;
+		return -ENOENT;
 	}
 
 	codec_dev = acpi_get_first_physical_node(adev);
diff --git a/sound/soc/intel/boards/bytcr_rt5651.c b/sound/soc/intel/boards/bytcr_rt5651.c
index 80c841b000a311..6109166ea01dbf 100644
--- a/sound/soc/intel/boards/bytcr_rt5651.c
+++ b/sound/soc/intel/boards/bytcr_rt5651.c
@@ -926,7 +926,7 @@ static int snd_byt_rt5651_mc_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 		byt_rt5651_dais[dai_index].codecs->name = byt_rt5651_codec_name;
 	} else {
 		dev_err(dev, "Error cannot find '%s' dev\n", mach->id);
-		return -ENXIO;
+		return -ENOENT;
 	}
 
 	codec_dev = acpi_get_first_physical_node(adev);
diff --git a/sound/soc/intel/boards/cht_bsw_rt5645.c b/sound/soc/intel/boards/cht_bsw_rt5645.c
index eb41b7115d01dd..5140d25d01244b 100644
--- a/sound/soc/intel/boards/cht_bsw_rt5645.c
+++ b/sound/soc/intel/boards/cht_bsw_rt5645.c
@@ -582,7 +582,11 @@ static int snd_cht_mc_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 		snprintf(cht_rt5645_codec_name, sizeof(cht_rt5645_codec_name),
 			 "i2c-%s", acpi_dev_name(adev));
 		cht_dailink[dai_index].codecs->name = cht_rt5645_codec_name;
+	} else {
+		dev_err(&pdev->dev, "Error cannot find '%s' dev\n", mach->id);
+		return -ENOENT;
 	}
+
 	/* acpi_get_first_physical_node() returns a borrowed ref, no need to deref */
 	codec_dev = acpi_get_first_physical_node(adev);
 	acpi_dev_put(adev);
diff --git a/sound/soc/intel/boards/cht_bsw_rt5672.c b/sound/soc/intel/boards/cht_bsw_rt5672.c
index be2d1a8dbca807..dad9e6b7db4367 100644
--- a/sound/soc/intel/boards/cht_bsw_rt5672.c
+++ b/sound/soc/intel/boards/cht_bsw_rt5672.c
@@ -479,7 +479,11 @@ static int snd_cht_mc_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 		snprintf(drv->codec_name, sizeof(drv->codec_name),
 			 "i2c-%s", acpi_dev_name(adev));
 		cht_dailink[dai_index].codecs->name = drv->codec_name;
+	}  else {
+		dev_err(&pdev->dev, "Error cannot find '%s' dev\n", mach->id);
+		return -ENOENT;
 	}
+
 	acpi_dev_put(adev);
 
 	/* Use SSP0 on Bay Trail CR devices */
diff --git a/sound/soc/intel/boards/sof_es8336.c b/sound/soc/intel/boards/sof_es8336.c
index 2a88efaa6d26bd..b45d0501f1090c 100644
--- a/sound/soc/intel/boards/sof_es8336.c
+++ b/sound/soc/intel/boards/sof_es8336.c
@@ -681,7 +681,7 @@ static int sof_es8336_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 			dai_links[0].codecs->dai_name = "ES8326 HiFi";
 	} else {
 		dev_err(dev, "Error cannot find '%s' dev\n", mach->id);
-		return -ENXIO;
+		return -ENOENT;
 	}
 
 	codec_dev = acpi_get_first_physical_node(adev);
diff --git a/sound/soc/intel/boards/sof_wm8804.c b/sound/soc/intel/boards/sof_wm8804.c
index b2d02cc92a6a8d..0a5ce34d7f7bbb 100644
--- a/sound/soc/intel/boards/sof_wm8804.c
+++ b/sound/soc/intel/boards/sof_wm8804.c
@@ -270,7 +270,11 @@ static int sof_wm8804_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 		snprintf(codec_name, sizeof(codec_name),
 			 "%s%s", "i2c-", acpi_dev_name(adev));
 		dailink[dai_index].codecs->name = codec_name;
+	} else {
+		dev_err(&pdev->dev, "Error cannot find '%s' dev\n", mach->id);
+		return -ENOENT;
 	}
+
 	acpi_dev_put(adev);
 
 	snd_soc_card_set_drvdata(card, ctx);