diff --git a/src/audio/pipeline/pipeline-stream.c b/src/audio/pipeline/pipeline-stream.c
index 5fd795e818db..d3cb59026c3f 100644
--- a/src/audio/pipeline/pipeline-stream.c
+++ b/src/audio/pipeline/pipeline-stream.c
@@ -179,6 +179,11 @@ int pipeline_copy(struct pipeline *p)
 
 	PPL_LOCK(p->core);
 
+	if (!p->source_comp) {
+		PPL_UNLOCK();
+		return 0;
+	}
+
 	if (p->source_comp->direction == SOF_IPC_STREAM_PLAYBACK) {
 		dir = PPL_DIR_UPSTREAM;
 		start = p->sink_comp;
@@ -187,6 +192,11 @@ int pipeline_copy(struct pipeline *p)
 		start = p->source_comp;
 	}
 
+	if (!start) {
+		PPL_UNLOCK();
+		return 0;
+	}
+
 	data.start = start;
 	data.p = p;