diff --git a/sound/soc/soc-ops.c b/sound/soc/soc-ops.c
index 142f407e3939..b3a719604ec7 100644
--- a/sound/soc/soc-ops.c
+++ b/sound/soc/soc-ops.c
@@ -406,7 +406,7 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(snd_soc_put_volsw_sx);
 static int snd_soc_clip_to_platform_max(struct snd_kcontrol *kctl)
 {
 	struct soc_mixer_control *mc = (struct soc_mixer_control *)kctl->private_value;
-	struct snd_ctl_elem_value *uctl;
+	struct snd_ctl_elem_value *uctl __free(kfree) = NULL;
 	int ret;
 
 	if (!mc->platform_max)
@@ -418,7 +418,7 @@ static int snd_soc_clip_to_platform_max(struct snd_kcontrol *kctl)
 
 	ret = kctl->get(kctl, uctl);
 	if (ret < 0)
-		goto out;
+		return ret;
 
 	if (uctl->value.integer.value[0] > mc->platform_max)
 		uctl->value.integer.value[0] = mc->platform_max;
@@ -428,10 +428,10 @@ static int snd_soc_clip_to_platform_max(struct snd_kcontrol *kctl)
 		uctl->value.integer.value[1] = mc->platform_max;
 
 	ret = kctl->put(kctl, uctl);
+	if (ret < 0)
+		return ret;
 
-out:
-	kfree(uctl);
-	return ret;
+	return 0;
 }
 
 /**