diff --git a/sound/sparc/cs4231.c b/sound/sparc/cs4231.c
index ddc0f2e082d6..20daf261d03d 100644
--- a/sound/sparc/cs4231.c
+++ b/sound/sparc/cs4231.c
@@ -1865,8 +1865,6 @@ static int snd_cs4231_sbus_free(struct snd_cs4231 *chip)
 	if (chip->port)
 		sbus_iounmap(chip->port, chip->regs_size);
 
-	kfree(chip);
-
 	return 0;
 }
 
@@ -2037,8 +2035,6 @@ static int snd_cs4231_ebus_free(struct snd_cs4231 *chip)
 	if (chip->port)
 		iounmap(chip->port);
 
-	kfree(chip);
-
 	return 0;
 }