diff --git a/sound/soc/soc-dapm.c b/sound/soc/soc-dapm.c
index c34934c31ffe..99521c784a9b 100644
--- a/sound/soc/soc-dapm.c
+++ b/sound/soc/soc-dapm.c
@@ -1147,6 +1147,8 @@ static int dapm_widget_list_create(struct snd_soc_dapm_widget_list **list,
 	if (*list == NULL)
 		return -ENOMEM;
 
+	(*list)->num_widgets = size;
+
 	list_for_each_entry(w, widgets, work_list)
 		(*list)->widgets[i++] = w;