diff --git a/sys/dev/sound/pcm/dsp.c b/sys/dev/sound/pcm/dsp.c
--- a/sys/dev/sound/pcm/dsp.c
+++ b/sys/dev/sound/pcm/dsp.c
@@ -2086,10 +2086,16 @@
 	return;
 found:
 	d = devclass_get_softc(pcm_devclass, snd_unit);
-	if (!PCM_REGISTERED(d))
-		return;
-	*dev = d->dsp_dev;
-	dev_ref(*dev);
+	/*
+	 * If we only have a single soundcard attached and we detach it right
+	 * before entering dsp_clone(), there is a chance pcm_unregister() will
+	 * have returned already, meaning it will have set snd_unit to -1, and
+	 * thus devclass_get_softc() will return NULL here.
+	 */
+	if (d != NULL && PCM_REGISTERED(d) && d->dsp_dev != NULL) {
+		*dev = d->dsp_dev;
+		dev_ref(*dev);
+	}
 }
 
 static void
diff --git a/sys/dev/sound/pcm/mixer.c b/sys/dev/sound/pcm/mixer.c
--- a/sys/dev/sound/pcm/mixer.c
+++ b/sys/dev/sound/pcm/mixer.c
@@ -1378,7 +1378,8 @@
 		return;
 	if (strcmp(name, "mixer") == 0) {
 		d = devclass_get_softc(pcm_devclass, snd_unit);
-		if (PCM_REGISTERED(d) && d->mixer_dev != NULL) {
+		/* See related comment in dsp_clone(). */
+		if (d != NULL && PCM_REGISTERED(d) && d->mixer_dev != NULL) {
 			*dev = d->mixer_dev;
 			dev_ref(*dev);
 		}
diff --git a/sys/dev/sound/pcm/sound.c b/sys/dev/sound/pcm/sound.c
--- a/sys/dev/sound/pcm/sound.c
+++ b/sys/dev/sound/pcm/sound.c
@@ -1013,10 +1013,6 @@
 		CHN_UNLOCK(ch);
 	}
 
-	dsp_destroy_dev(dev);
-
-	(void)mixer_uninit(dev);
-
 	/* remove /dev/sndstat entry first */
 	sndstat_unregister(dev);
 
@@ -1034,6 +1030,9 @@
 		d->rec_sysctl_tree = NULL;
 	}
 
+	dsp_destroy_dev(dev);
+	(void)mixer_uninit(dev);
+
 	while (!CHN_EMPTY(d, channels.pcm))
 		pcm_killchan(dev);