= NULL;
 	int err, ch;
+	struct snd_ctl_elem_value *uctl __free(kfree) =
+		kzalloc(sizeof(*uctl), GFP_KERNEL);
 
-	uctl = kzalloc(sizeof(*uctl), GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (!uctl)
 		return -ENOMEM;
 	uctl->id = follower->follower.id;
@@ -74,7 +74,6 @@ static int follower_update(struct link_follower *follower)
 /* get the follower ctl info and save the initial values */
 static int follower_init(struct link_follower *follower)
 {
-	struct snd_ctl_elem_info *uinfo __free(kfree) = NULL;
 	int err;
 
 	if (follower->info.count) {
@@ -84,7 +83,8 @@ static int follower_init(struct link_follower *follower)
 		return 0;
 	}
 
-	uinfo = kmalloc(sizeof(*uinfo), GFP_KERNEL);
+	struct snd_ctl_elem_info *uinfo __free(kfree) =
+		kmalloc(sizeof(*uinfo), GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (!uinfo)
 		return -ENOMEM;
 	uinfo->id = follower->follower.id;
@@ -341,9 +341,9 @@ static int master_get(struct snd_kcontrol *kcontrol,
 static int sync_followers(struct link_master *master, int old_val, int new_val)
 {
 	struct link_follower *follower;
-	struct snd_ctl_elem_value *uval __free(kfree) = NULL;
+	struct snd_ctl_elem_value *uval __free(kfree) =
+		kmalloc(sizeof(*uval), GFP_KERNEL);
 
-	uval = kmalloc(sizeof(*uval), GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (!uval)
 		return -ENOMEM;
 	list_for_each_entry(follower, &master->followers, list) {
-- 
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