diff --git a/sound/pci/hda/hda_codec.c b/sound/pci/hda/hda_codec.c
index 14763c0f31ad9ff2c1eafa646bc7d815254dd573..46a2204049993d9a6389c9701709d4ba392f2458 100644
--- a/sound/pci/hda/hda_codec.c
+++ b/sound/pci/hda/hda_codec.c
@@ -2470,7 +2470,9 @@ int snd_hda_create_dig_out_ctls(struct hda_codec *codec,
 				break;
 			id = kctl->id;
 			id.index = spdif_index;
-			snd_ctl_rename_id(codec->card, &kctl->id, &id);
+			err = snd_ctl_rename_id(codec->card, &kctl->id, &id);
+			if (err < 0)
+				return err;
 		}
 		bus->primary_dig_out_type = HDA_PCM_TYPE_HDMI;
 	}