diff --git a/sound/soc/qcom/qdsp6/q6prm.c b/sound/soc/qcom/qdsp6/q6prm.c
index 0b8fad0bc832..2544c4519b26 100644
--- a/sound/soc/qcom/qdsp6/q6prm.c
+++ b/sound/soc/qcom/qdsp6/q6prm.c
@@ -62,7 +62,6 @@ static int q6prm_set_hw_core_req(struct device *dev, uint32_t hw_block_id, bool
 	struct prm_cmd_request_hw_core *req;
 	gpr_device_t *gdev = prm->gdev;
 	uint32_t opcode, rsp_opcode;
-	struct gpr_pkt *pkt __free(kfree) = NULL;
 
 	if (enable) {
 		opcode = PRM_CMD_REQUEST_HW_RSC;
@@ -72,7 +71,8 @@ static int q6prm_set_hw_core_req(struct device *dev, uint32_t hw_block_id, bool
 		rsp_opcode = PRM_CMD_RSP_RELEASE_HW_RSC;
 	}
 
-	pkt = audioreach_alloc_cmd_pkt(sizeof(*req), opcode, 0, gdev->svc.id, GPR_PRM_MODULE_IID);
+	struct gpr_pkt *pkt __free(kfree) =
+		audioreach_alloc_cmd_pkt(sizeof(*req), opcode, 0, gdev->svc.id, GPR_PRM_MODULE_IID);
 	if (IS_ERR(pkt))
 		return PTR_ERR(pkt);
 
@@ -111,10 +111,10 @@ static int q6prm_request_lpass_clock(struct device *dev, int clk_id, int clk_att
 	struct apm_module_param_data *param_data;
 	struct prm_cmd_request_rsc *req;
 	gpr_device_t *gdev = prm->gdev;
-	struct gpr_pkt *pkt __free(kfree) = NULL;
 
-	pkt = audioreach_alloc_cmd_pkt(sizeof(*req), PRM_CMD_REQUEST_HW_RSC, 0, gdev->svc.id,
-				       GPR_PRM_MODULE_IID);
+	struct gpr_pkt *pkt __free(kfree) =
+		audioreach_alloc_cmd_pkt(sizeof(*req), PRM_CMD_REQUEST_HW_RSC, 0,
+					 gdev->svc.id, GPR_PRM_MODULE_IID);
 	if (IS_ERR(pkt))
 		return PTR_ERR(pkt);
 
@@ -143,10 +143,10 @@ static int q6prm_release_lpass_clock(struct device *dev, int clk_id, int clk_att
 	struct apm_module_param_data *param_data;
 	struct prm_cmd_release_rsc *rel;
 	gpr_device_t *gdev = prm->gdev;
-	struct gpr_pkt *pkt __free(kfree) = NULL;
 
-	pkt = audioreach_alloc_cmd_pkt(sizeof(*rel), PRM_CMD_RELEASE_HW_RSC, 0, gdev->svc.id,
-				       GPR_PRM_MODULE_IID);
+	struct gpr_pkt *pkt __free(kfree) =
+		audioreach_alloc_cmd_pkt(sizeof(*rel), PRM_CMD_RELEASE_HW_RSC, 0,
+					 gdev->svc.id, GPR_PRM_MODULE_IID);
 	if (IS_ERR(pkt))
 		return PTR_ERR(pkt);