diff --git a/sound/pci/hda/hda_generic.c b/sound/pci/hda/hda_generic.c
index 320445f3bf736d..79c7b340acc236 100644
--- a/sound/pci/hda/hda_generic.c
+++ b/sound/pci/hda/hda_generic.c
@@ -3977,6 +3977,8 @@ static hda_nid_t set_path_power(struct hda_codec *codec, hda_nid_t nid,
 
 	for (n = 0; n < spec->paths.used; n++) {
 		path = snd_array_elem(&spec->paths, n);
+		if (!path->depth)
+			continue;
 		if (path->path[0] == nid ||
 		    path->path[path->depth - 1] == nid) {
 			bool pin_old = path->pin_enabled;