diff --git a/sound/soc/soc-topology.c b/sound/soc/soc-topology.c
index 81d2af000a5c..65c2796b6e02 100644
--- a/sound/soc/soc-topology.c
+++ b/sound/soc/soc-topology.c
@@ -1933,11 +1933,13 @@ static int soc_tplg_fe_link_create(struct soc_tplg *tplg,
 	ret = soc_tplg_dai_link_load(tplg, link, NULL);
 	if (ret < 0) {
 		dev_err(tplg->comp->dev, "ASoC: FE link loading failed\n");
-		kfree(link->name);
-		kfree(link->stream_name);
-		kfree(link->cpus->dai_name);
-		kfree(link);
-		return ret;
+		goto err;
+	}
+
+	ret = snd_soc_add_dai_link(tplg->comp->card, link);
+	if (ret < 0) {
+		dev_err(tplg->comp->dev, "ASoC: adding FE link failed\n");
+		goto err;
 	}
 
 	link->dobj.index = tplg->index;
@@ -1945,8 +1947,13 @@ static int soc_tplg_fe_link_create(struct soc_tplg *tplg,
 	link->dobj.type = SND_SOC_DOBJ_DAI_LINK;
 	list_add(&link->dobj.list, &tplg->comp->dobj_list);
 
-	snd_soc_add_dai_link(tplg->comp->card, link);
 	return 0;
+err:
+	kfree(link->name);
+	kfree(link->stream_name);
+	kfree(link->cpus->dai_name);
+	kfree(link);
+	return ret;
 }
 
 /* create a FE DAI and DAI link from the PCM object */