diff --git a/asoc/codecs/lpass-cdc/lpass-cdc.c b/asoc/codecs/lpass-cdc/lpass-cdc.c
index 3d092a5de8..5805033a14 100644
--- a/asoc/codecs/lpass-cdc/lpass-cdc.c
+++ b/asoc/codecs/lpass-cdc/lpass-cdc.c
@@ -1378,7 +1378,7 @@ int lpass_cdc_runtime_resume(struct device *dev)
 	trace_printk("%s, enter\n", __func__);
 	dev_dbg(dev,"%s, enter\n", __func__);
 	mutex_lock(&priv->vote_lock);
-	if ((priv->lpass_core_hw_vote == NULL) || (priv->lpass_core_hw_vote->core == NULL)) {
+	if (priv->lpass_core_hw_vote == NULL) {
 		dev_dbg(dev, "%s: Invalid lpass core hw node\n", __func__);
 		goto audio_vote;
 	}
@@ -1396,7 +1396,7 @@ int lpass_cdc_runtime_resume(struct device *dev)
 		__func__, priv->core_hw_vote_count);
 
 audio_vote:
-	if ((priv->lpass_audio_hw_vote == NULL) || (priv->lpass_audio_hw_vote->core == NULL)) {
+	if (priv->lpass_audio_hw_vote == NULL) {
 		dev_dbg(dev, "%s: Invalid lpass audio hw node\n", __func__);
 		goto done;
 	}
diff --git a/dsp/digital-cdc-rsc-mgr.c b/dsp/digital-cdc-rsc-mgr.c
index a8852d6492..c69fea55a3 100644
--- a/dsp/digital-cdc-rsc-mgr.c
+++ b/dsp/digital-cdc-rsc-mgr.c
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ int digital_cdc_rsc_mgr_hw_vote_enable(struct clk *vote_handle, struct device *d
 	ret = clk_prepare_enable(vote_handle);
 	mutex_unlock(&hw_vote_lock);
 
-	dev_err(dev, "%s: return %d\n", __func__, ret);
+	dev_dbg(dev, "%s: return %d\n", __func__, ret);
 	trace_printk("%s: return %d\n", __func__, ret);
 	return ret;
 }