snd_soc_dapm_new_control_unlocked(widget->dapm,
                                &template);
                        kfree(name);
+                       if (IS_ERR(data->widget)) {
+                               ret = PTR_ERR(data->widget);
+                               goto err_data;
+                       }
                        if (!data->widget) {
                                ret = -ENOMEM;
                                goto err_data;
                        data->widget = snd_soc_dapm_new_control_unlocked(
                                                widget->dapm, &template);
                        kfree(name);
+                       if (IS_ERR(data->widget)) {
+                               ret = PTR_ERR(data->widget);
+                               goto err_data;
+                       }
                        if (!data->widget) {
                                ret = -ENOMEM;
                                goto err_data;
 
        mutex_lock_nested(&dapm->card->dapm_mutex, SND_SOC_DAPM_CLASS_RUNTIME);
        w = snd_soc_dapm_new_control_unlocked(dapm, widget);
+       /* Do not nag about probe deferrals */
+       if (IS_ERR(w)) {
+               int ret = PTR_ERR(w);
+
+               if (ret != -EPROBE_DEFER)
+                       dev_err(dapm->dev,
+                               "ASoC: Failed to create DAPM control %s (%d)\n",
+                               widget->name, ret);
+               goto out_unlock;
+       }
        if (!w)
                dev_err(dapm->dev,
                        "ASoC: Failed to create DAPM control %s\n",
                        widget->name);
 
+out_unlock:
        mutex_unlock(&dapm->card->dapm_mutex);
        return w;
 }
                w->regulator = devm_regulator_get(dapm->dev, w->name);
                if (IS_ERR(w->regulator)) {
                        ret = PTR_ERR(w->regulator);
+                       if (ret == -EPROBE_DEFER)
+                               return ERR_PTR(ret);
                        dev_err(dapm->dev, "ASoC: Failed to request %s: %d\n",
                                w->name, ret);
                        return NULL;
                w->clk = devm_clk_get(dapm->dev, w->name);
                if (IS_ERR(w->clk)) {
                        ret = PTR_ERR(w->clk);
+                       if (ret == -EPROBE_DEFER)
+                               return ERR_PTR(ret);
                        dev_err(dapm->dev, "ASoC: Failed to request %s: %d\n",
                                w->name, ret);
                        return NULL;
        mutex_lock_nested(&dapm->card->dapm_mutex, SND_SOC_DAPM_CLASS_INIT);
        for (i = 0; i < num; i++) {
                w = snd_soc_dapm_new_control_unlocked(dapm, widget);
+               if (IS_ERR(w)) {
+                       ret = PTR_ERR(w);
+                       /* Do not nag about probe deferrals */
+                       if (ret == -EPROBE_DEFER)
+                               break;
+                       dev_err(dapm->dev,
+                               "ASoC: Failed to create DAPM control %s (%d)\n",
+                               widget->name, ret);
+                       break;
+               }
                if (!w) {
                        dev_err(dapm->dev,
                                "ASoC: Failed to create DAPM control %s\n",
        dev_dbg(card->dev, "ASoC: adding %s widget\n", link_name);
 
        w = snd_soc_dapm_new_control_unlocked(&card->dapm, &template);
+       if (IS_ERR(w)) {
+               ret = PTR_ERR(w);
+               /* Do not nag about probe deferrals */
+               if (ret != -EPROBE_DEFER)
+                       dev_err(card->dev,
+                               "ASoC: Failed to create %s widget (%d)\n",
+                               link_name, ret);
+               goto outfree_kcontrol_news;
+       }
        if (!w) {
                dev_err(card->dev, "ASoC: Failed to create %s widget\n",
                        link_name);
 
                widget = snd_soc_dapm_new_control(dapm, &template);
        else
                widget = snd_soc_dapm_new_control_unlocked(dapm, &template);
+       if (IS_ERR(widget)) {
+               ret = PTR_ERR(widget);
+               /* Do not nag about probe deferrals */
+               if (ret != -EPROBE_DEFER)
+                       dev_err(tplg->dev,
+                               "ASoC: failed to create widget %s controls (%d)\n",
+                               w->name, ret);
+               goto hdr_err;
+       }
        if (widget == NULL) {
                dev_err(tplg->dev, "ASoC: failed to create widget %s controls\n",
                        w->name);