diff --git a/sound/firewire/amdtp-stream.c b/sound/firewire/amdtp-stream.c
index aad9778d1c4d..9be2260e4ca2 100644
--- a/sound/firewire/amdtp-stream.c
+++ b/sound/firewire/amdtp-stream.c
@@ -1943,6 +1943,7 @@ int amdtp_domain_start(struct amdtp_domain *d, unsigned int tx_init_skip_cycles,
 	unsigned int events_per_period = d->events_per_period;
 	unsigned int queue_size;
 	struct amdtp_stream *s;
+	bool found = false;
 	int err;
 
 	if (replay_seq) {
@@ -1955,10 +1956,12 @@ int amdtp_domain_start(struct amdtp_domain *d, unsigned int tx_init_skip_cycles,
 
 	// Select an IT context as IRQ target.
 	list_for_each_entry(s, &d->streams, list) {
-		if (s->direction == AMDTP_OUT_STREAM)
+		if (s->direction == AMDTP_OUT_STREAM) {
+			found = true;
 			break;
+		}
 	}
-	if (!s)
+	if (!found)
 		return -ENXIO;
 	d->irq_target = s;