diff --git a/sound/soc/codecs/sigmadsp.c b/sound/soc/codecs/sigmadsp.c
index f2de7e049bc6..81a38dd9af1f 100644
--- a/sound/soc/codecs/sigmadsp.c
+++ b/sound/soc/codecs/sigmadsp.c
@@ -159,6 +159,13 @@ int _process_sigma_firmware(struct device *dev,
 		goto done;
 	}
 
+	if (ssfw_head->version != 1) {
+		dev_err(dev,
+			"Failed to load firmware: Invalid version %d. Supported firmware versions: 1\n",
+			ssfw_head->version);
+		goto done;
+	}
+
 	crc = crc32(0, fw->data + sizeof(*ssfw_head),
 			fw->size - sizeof(*ssfw_head));
 	pr_debug("%s: crc=%x\n", __func__, crc);