diff --git a/sound/soc/codecs/ak4535.c b/sound/soc/codecs/ak4535.c
index b26003c4f3e8..7da9f467b7b8 100644
--- a/sound/soc/codecs/ak4535.c
+++ b/sound/soc/codecs/ak4535.c
@@ -562,10 +562,9 @@ static int ak4535_codec_probe(struct i2c_adapter *adap, int addr, int kind)
 	client_template.addr = addr;
 
 	i2c = kmemdup(&client_template, sizeof(client_template), GFP_KERNEL);
-	if (i2c == NULL) {
-		kfree(codec);
+	if (i2c == NULL)
 		return -ENOMEM;
-	}
+
 	i2c_set_clientdata(i2c, codec);
 	codec->control_data = i2c;
 
@@ -583,7 +582,6 @@ static int ak4535_codec_probe(struct i2c_adapter *adap, int addr, int kind)
 	return ret;
 
 err:
-	kfree(codec);
 	kfree(i2c);
 	return ret;
 }
@@ -660,6 +658,11 @@ static int ak4535_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 #else
 	/* Add other interfaces here */
 #endif
+
+	if (ret != 0) {
+		kfree(codec->private_data);
+		kfree(codec);
+	}
 	return ret;
 }
 
diff --git a/sound/soc/codecs/tlv320aic3x.c b/sound/soc/codecs/tlv320aic3x.c
index b1dce5f459db..5f9abb199435 100644
--- a/sound/soc/codecs/tlv320aic3x.c
+++ b/sound/soc/codecs/tlv320aic3x.c
@@ -1199,10 +1199,9 @@ static int aic3x_codec_probe(struct i2c_adapter *adap, int addr, int kind)
 	client_template.addr = addr;
 
 	i2c = kmemdup(&client_template, sizeof(client_template), GFP_KERNEL);
-	if (i2c == NULL) {
-		kfree(codec);
+	if (i2c == NULL)
 		return -ENOMEM;
-	}
+
 	i2c_set_clientdata(i2c, codec);
 	codec->control_data = i2c;
 
@@ -1221,7 +1220,6 @@ static int aic3x_codec_probe(struct i2c_adapter *adap, int addr, int kind)
 	return ret;
 
 err:
-	kfree(codec);
 	kfree(i2c);
 	return ret;
 }
@@ -1302,6 +1300,11 @@ static int aic3x_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 #else
 	/* Add other interfaces here */
 #endif
+
+	if (ret != 0) {
+		kfree(codec->private_data);
+		kfree(codec);
+	}
 	return ret;
 }
 
diff --git a/sound/soc/codecs/uda1380.c b/sound/soc/codecs/uda1380.c
index a52d6d9e007a..807318fbdc8f 100644
--- a/sound/soc/codecs/uda1380.c
+++ b/sound/soc/codecs/uda1380.c
@@ -729,10 +729,9 @@ static int uda1380_codec_probe(struct i2c_adapter *adap, int addr, int kind)
 	client_template.addr = addr;
 
 	i2c = kmemdup(&client_template, sizeof(client_template), GFP_KERNEL);
-	if (i2c == NULL) {
-		kfree(codec);
+	if (i2c == NULL)
 		return -ENOMEM;
-	}
+
 	i2c_set_clientdata(i2c, codec);
 	codec->control_data = i2c;
 
@@ -750,7 +749,6 @@ static int uda1380_codec_probe(struct i2c_adapter *adap, int addr, int kind)
 	return ret;
 
 err:
-	kfree(codec);
 	kfree(i2c);
 	return ret;
 }
@@ -817,6 +815,9 @@ static int uda1380_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 #else
 	/* Add other interfaces here */
 #endif
+
+	if (ret != 0)
+		kfree(codec);
 	return ret;
 }
 
diff --git a/sound/soc/codecs/wm8510.c b/sound/soc/codecs/wm8510.c
index 67325fd95447..3d998e6a997e 100644
--- a/sound/soc/codecs/wm8510.c
+++ b/sound/soc/codecs/wm8510.c
@@ -693,10 +693,9 @@ static int wm8510_codec_probe(struct i2c_adapter *adap, int addr, int kind)
 	client_template.addr = addr;
 
 	i2c = kmemdup(&client_template, sizeof(client_template), GFP_KERNEL);
-	if (i2c == NULL) {
-		kfree(codec);
+	if (i2c == NULL)
 		return -ENOMEM;
-	}
+
 	i2c_set_clientdata(i2c, codec);
 	codec->control_data = i2c;
 
@@ -714,7 +713,6 @@ static int wm8510_codec_probe(struct i2c_adapter *adap, int addr, int kind)
 	return ret;
 
 err:
-	kfree(codec);
 	kfree(i2c);
 	return ret;
 }
@@ -782,6 +780,9 @@ static int wm8510_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 #else
 	/* Add other interfaces here */
 #endif
+
+	if (ret != 0)
+		kfree(codec);
 	return ret;
 }
 
diff --git a/sound/soc/codecs/wm8731.c b/sound/soc/codecs/wm8731.c
index 369d39c3f745..9402fcaf04fa 100644
--- a/sound/soc/codecs/wm8731.c
+++ b/sound/soc/codecs/wm8731.c
@@ -596,10 +596,9 @@ static int wm8731_codec_probe(struct i2c_adapter *adap, int addr, int kind)
 	client_template.addr = addr;
 
 	i2c = kmemdup(&client_template, sizeof(client_template), GFP_KERNEL);
-	if (i2c == NULL) {
-		kfree(codec);
+	if (i2c == NULL)
 		return -ENOMEM;
-	}
+
 	i2c_set_clientdata(i2c, codec);
 	codec->control_data = i2c;
 
@@ -617,7 +616,6 @@ static int wm8731_codec_probe(struct i2c_adapter *adap, int addr, int kind)
 	return ret;
 
 err:
-	kfree(codec);
 	kfree(i2c);
 	return ret;
 }
@@ -693,6 +691,11 @@ static int wm8731_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 #else
 	/* Add other interfaces here */
 #endif
+
+	if (ret != 0) {
+		kfree(codec->private_data);
+		kfree(codec);
+	}
 	return ret;
 }
 
diff --git a/sound/soc/codecs/wm8750.c b/sound/soc/codecs/wm8750.c
index c6a8edf302ad..dd1f55404b29 100644
--- a/sound/soc/codecs/wm8750.c
+++ b/sound/soc/codecs/wm8750.c
@@ -869,10 +869,9 @@ static int wm8750_codec_probe(struct i2c_adapter *adap, int addr, int kind)
 	client_template.addr = addr;
 
 	i2c = kmemdup(&client_template, sizeof(client_template), GFP_KERNEL);
-	if (i2c == NULL) {
-		kfree(codec);
+	if (i2c == NULL)
 		return -ENOMEM;
-	}
+
 	i2c_set_clientdata(i2c, codec);
 	codec->control_data = i2c;
 
@@ -890,7 +889,6 @@ static int wm8750_codec_probe(struct i2c_adapter *adap, int addr, int kind)
 	return ret;
 
 err:
-	kfree(codec);
 	kfree(i2c);
 	return ret;
 }
@@ -966,6 +964,10 @@ static int wm8750_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 		/* Add other interfaces here */
 #endif
 
+	if (ret != 0) {
+		kfree(codec->private_data);
+		kfree(codec);
+	}
 	return ret;
 }
 
diff --git a/sound/soc/codecs/wm8753.c b/sound/soc/codecs/wm8753.c
index 8604809f0c36..35bf1c369870 100644
--- a/sound/soc/codecs/wm8753.c
+++ b/sound/soc/codecs/wm8753.c
@@ -1661,10 +1661,9 @@ static int wm8753_codec_probe(struct i2c_adapter *adap, int addr, int kind)
 	client_template.addr = addr;
 
 	i2c =  kmemdup(&client_template, sizeof(client_template), GFP_KERNEL);
-	if (!i2c) {
-		kfree(codec);
+	if (!i2c)
 		return -ENOMEM;
-	}
+
 	i2c_set_clientdata(i2c, codec);
 	codec->control_data = i2c;
 
@@ -1683,7 +1682,6 @@ static int wm8753_codec_probe(struct i2c_adapter *adap, int addr, int kind)
 	return ret;
 
 err:
-	kfree(codec);
 	kfree(i2c);
 	return ret;
 }
@@ -1760,6 +1758,11 @@ static int wm8753_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 #else
 		/* Add other interfaces here */
 #endif
+
+	if (ret != 0) {
+		kfree(codec->private_data);
+		kfree(codec);
+	}
 	return ret;
 }
 
diff --git a/sound/soc/codecs/wm8990.c b/sound/soc/codecs/wm8990.c
index e44153fa38de..dd995ef448b4 100644
--- a/sound/soc/codecs/wm8990.c
+++ b/sound/soc/codecs/wm8990.c
@@ -1500,10 +1500,9 @@ static int wm8990_codec_probe(struct i2c_adapter *adap, int addr, int kind)
 	client_template.addr = addr;
 
 	i2c =  kmemdup(&client_template, sizeof(client_template), GFP_KERNEL);
-	if (i2c == NULL) {
-		kfree(codec);
+	if (i2c == NULL)
 		return -ENOMEM;
-	}
+
 	i2c_set_clientdata(i2c, codec);
 	codec->control_data = i2c;
 
@@ -1521,7 +1520,6 @@ static int wm8990_codec_probe(struct i2c_adapter *adap, int addr, int kind)
 	return ret;
 
 err:
-	kfree(codec);
 	kfree(i2c);
 	return ret;
 }
@@ -1595,6 +1593,11 @@ static int wm8990_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 #else
 		/* Add other interfaces here */
 #endif
+
+	if (ret != 0) {
+		kfree(codec->private_data);
+		kfree(codec);
+	}
 	return ret;
 }