diff --git a/sound/soc/codecs/wm8940.c b/sound/soc/codecs/wm8940.c
index 914d788a2b76..1685cfb993c6 100644
--- a/sound/soc/codecs/wm8940.c
+++ b/sound/soc/codecs/wm8940.c
@@ -790,7 +790,7 @@ static int wm8940_register(struct wm8940_priv *wm8940,
 	codec->reg_cache = &wm8940->reg_cache;
 
 	ret = snd_soc_codec_set_cache_io(codec, 8, 16, control);
-	if (ret == 0) {
+	if (ret < 0) {
 		dev_err(codec->dev, "Failed to set cache I/O: %d\n", ret);
 		return ret;
 	}
diff --git a/sound/soc/soc-dapm.c b/sound/soc/soc-dapm.c
index 9babda559c92..8eaf1b6e7ef2 100644
--- a/sound/soc/soc-dapm.c
+++ b/sound/soc/soc-dapm.c
@@ -524,7 +524,7 @@ static int is_connected_output_ep(struct snd_soc_dapm_widget *widget)
 
 		/* connected jack or spk ? */
 		if (widget->id == snd_soc_dapm_hp || widget->id == snd_soc_dapm_spk ||
-			widget->id == snd_soc_dapm_line)
+		    (widget->id == snd_soc_dapm_line && !list_empty(&widget->sources)))
 			return 1;
 	}
 
@@ -573,7 +573,8 @@ static int is_connected_input_ep(struct snd_soc_dapm_widget *widget)
 			return 1;
 
 		/* connected jack ? */
-		if (widget->id == snd_soc_dapm_mic || widget->id == snd_soc_dapm_line)
+		if (widget->id == snd_soc_dapm_mic ||
+		    (widget->id == snd_soc_dapm_line && !list_empty(&widget->sinks)))
 			return 1;
 	}