diff --git a/sound/soc/sof/ipc4-topology.c b/sound/soc/sof/ipc4-topology.c
index 2dea7d12afed8b..e2a70bc2587b7f 100644
--- a/sound/soc/sof/ipc4-topology.c
+++ b/sound/soc/sof/ipc4-topology.c
@@ -2971,7 +2971,7 @@ static int sof_ipc4_control_load_bytes(struct snd_sof_dev *sdev, struct snd_sof_
 		return -EINVAL;
 	}
 
-	if (scontrol->priv_size < sizeof(struct sof_abi_hdr)) {
+	if (scontrol->priv_size && scontrol->priv_size < sizeof(struct sof_abi_hdr)) {
 		dev_err(sdev->dev,
 			"bytes control %s initial data size %zu is insufficient.\n",
 			scontrol->name, scontrol->priv_size);