diff --git a/sound/core/oss/pcm_oss.c b/sound/core/oss/pcm_oss.c
index 33fd34f0d615..746eaf93e1a5 100644
--- a/sound/core/oss/pcm_oss.c
+++ b/sound/core/oss/pcm_oss.c
@@ -2974,8 +2974,10 @@ static void snd_pcm_oss_proc_read(struct snd_info_entry *entry,
 				  struct snd_info_buffer *buffer)
 {
 	struct snd_pcm_str *pstr = entry->private_data;
-	struct snd_pcm_oss_setup *setup = pstr->oss.setup_list;
+	struct snd_pcm_oss_setup *setup;
+
 	guard(mutex)(&pstr->oss.setup_mutex);
+	setup = pstr->oss.setup_list;
 	while (setup) {
 		snd_iprintf(buffer, "%s %u %u%s%s%s%s%s%s\n",
 			    setup->task_name,
@@ -3060,6 +3062,13 @@ static void snd_pcm_oss_proc_write(struct snd_info_entry *entry,
 				buffer->error = -ENOMEM;
 				return;
 			}
+			template.task_name = kstrdup(task_name, GFP_KERNEL);
+			if (!template.task_name) {
+				kfree(setup);
+				buffer->error = -ENOMEM;
+				return;
+			}
+			*setup = template;
 			if (pstr->oss.setup_list == NULL)
 				pstr->oss.setup_list = setup;
 			else {
@@ -3067,12 +3076,7 @@ static void snd_pcm_oss_proc_write(struct snd_info_entry *entry,
 				     setup1->next; setup1 = setup1->next);
 				setup1->next = setup;
 			}
-			template.task_name = kstrdup(task_name, GFP_KERNEL);
-			if (! template.task_name) {
-				kfree(setup);
-				buffer->error = -ENOMEM;
-				return;
-			}
+			continue;
 		}
 		*setup = template;
 	}