diff --git a/sound/soc/qcom/qdsp6/q6apm.c b/sound/soc/qcom/qdsp6/q6apm.c
index 94cc6376a367..4e5ad04ece50 100644
--- a/sound/soc/qcom/qdsp6/q6apm.c
+++ b/sound/soc/qcom/qdsp6/q6apm.c
@@ -259,7 +259,6 @@ int q6apm_unmap_memory_regions(struct q6apm_graph *graph, unsigned int dir)
 {
 	struct apm_cmd_shared_mem_unmap_regions *cmd;
 	struct audioreach_graph_data *data;
-	struct gpr_pkt *pkt __free(kfree) = NULL;
 	int rc;
 
 	if (dir == SNDRV_PCM_STREAM_PLAYBACK)
@@ -270,8 +269,9 @@ int q6apm_unmap_memory_regions(struct q6apm_graph *graph, unsigned int dir)
 	if (!data->mem_map_handle)
 		return 0;
 
-	pkt = audioreach_alloc_apm_pkt(sizeof(*cmd), APM_CMD_SHARED_MEM_UNMAP_REGIONS, dir,
-				     graph->port->id);
+	struct gpr_pkt *pkt __free(kfree) =
+		audioreach_alloc_apm_pkt(sizeof(*cmd), APM_CMD_SHARED_MEM_UNMAP_REGIONS,
+					 dir, graph->port->id);
 	if (IS_ERR(pkt))
 		return PTR_ERR(pkt);