diff --git a/sound/pci/hda/cs35l41_hda.c b/sound/pci/hda/cs35l41_hda.c
index aa5bb6977792..30b40d865863 100644
--- a/sound/pci/hda/cs35l41_hda.c
+++ b/sound/pci/hda/cs35l41_hda.c
@@ -477,6 +477,7 @@ int cs35l41_hda_probe(struct device *dev, const char *device_name, int id, int i
 	if (ret)
 		goto err;
 	kfree(acpi_hw_cfg);
+	acpi_hw_cfg = NULL;
 
 	if (cs35l41->reg_seq->probe) {
 		ret = regmap_register_patch(cs35l41->regmap, cs35l41->reg_seq->probe,