diff --git a/drivers/dai/intel/dmic/dmic.c b/drivers/dai/intel/dmic/dmic.c
index 606298ed9670e9..b82e3b6d3fe609 100644
--- a/drivers/dai/intel/dmic/dmic.c
+++ b/drivers/dai/intel/dmic/dmic.c
@@ -743,7 +743,9 @@ static const struct dai_config *dai_dmic_get_config(const struct device *dev, en
 {
 	struct dai_intel_dmic *dmic = (struct dai_intel_dmic *)dev->data;
 
-	__ASSERT_NO_MSG(dir == DAI_DIR_RX);
+	if (dir != DAI_DIR_RX)
+		return NULL;
+
 	return &dmic->dai_config_params;
 }