return i;
 }
 
+static int sof_ipc4_get_valid_bits(struct snd_sof_dev *sdev, struct snd_pcm_hw_params *params)
+{
+       switch (params_format(params)) {
+       case SNDRV_PCM_FORMAT_S16_LE:
+               return 16;
+       case SNDRV_PCM_FORMAT_S24_LE:
+               return 24;
+       case SNDRV_PCM_FORMAT_S32_LE:
+               return 32;
+       default:
+               dev_err(sdev->dev, "invalid pcm frame format %d\n", params_format(params));
+               return -EINVAL;
+       }
+}
+
 static int sof_ipc4_init_input_audio_fmt(struct snd_sof_dev *sdev,
                                         struct snd_sof_widget *swidget,
                                         struct sof_ipc4_base_module_cfg *base_config,
                return -EINVAL;
        }
 
-       switch (params_format(params)) {
-       case SNDRV_PCM_FORMAT_S16_LE:
-               sample_valid_bits = 16;
-               break;
-       case SNDRV_PCM_FORMAT_S24_LE:
-               sample_valid_bits = 24;
-               break;
-       case SNDRV_PCM_FORMAT_S32_LE:
-               sample_valid_bits = 32;
-               break;
-       default:
-               dev_err(sdev->dev, "invalid pcm frame format %d\n", params_format(params));
-               return -EINVAL;
-       }
+       sample_valid_bits = sof_ipc4_get_valid_bits(sdev, params);
+       if (sample_valid_bits < 0)
+               return sample_valid_bits;
 
        if (!pin_fmts_size) {
                dev_err(sdev->dev, "no formats available for %s\n", swidget->widget->name);