diff --git a/sound/soc/renesas/siu_dai.c b/sound/soc/renesas/siu_dai.c
index 039b1264d90d..85dee9025710 100644
--- a/sound/soc/renesas/siu_dai.c
+++ b/sound/soc/renesas/siu_dai.c
@@ -715,7 +715,6 @@ static struct snd_soc_dai_driver siu_i2s_dai = {
 
 static int siu_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 {
-	const struct firmware *fw_entry;
 	struct resource *res, *region;
 	struct siu_info *info;
 	int ret;
@@ -726,6 +725,7 @@ static int siu_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	siu_i2s_data = info;
 	info->dev = &pdev->dev;
 
+	const struct firmware *fw_entry __free(firmware) = NULL;
 	ret = request_firmware(&fw_entry, "siu_spb.bin", &pdev->dev);
 	if (ret)
 		return ret;
@@ -736,8 +736,6 @@ static int siu_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	 */
 	memcpy(&info->fw, fw_entry->data, fw_entry->size);
 
-	release_firmware(fw_entry);
-
 	res = platform_get_resource(pdev, IORESOURCE_MEM, 0);
 	if (!res)
 		return -ENODEV;