diff --git a/sound/soc/sof/ipc4-compress.c b/sound/soc/sof/ipc4-compress.c
index 05cebb780032e7..839287796742bd 100644
--- a/sound/soc/sof/ipc4-compress.c
+++ b/sound/soc/sof/ipc4-compress.c
@@ -107,6 +107,9 @@ static int sof_ipc4_compr_stream_free(struct snd_sof_dev *sdev,
 	int ret = 0;
 	int err = 0;
 
+	if (!pcm_ops)
+		return -EINVAL;
+
 	if (spcm->prepared[dir]) {
 		if (spcm->pending_stop[dir])
 			pcm_ops->trigger(sdev->component, NULL, spcm,
@@ -542,6 +545,9 @@ static int sof_ipc4_compr_trigger(struct snd_soc_component *component,
 	bool trigger_platform = false;
 	int ret = 0;
 
+	if (!pcm_ops || !pcm_ops->trigger)
+		return -EINVAL;
+
 	spcm = snd_sof_find_spcm_dai(component, rtd);
 	if (!spcm) {
 		dev_err(sdev->dev, "%s: can't find spcm\n", __func__);