diff --git a/sound/soc/soc-dapm.c b/sound/soc/soc-dapm.c
index 731d47b64daa..e4da224d7253 100644
--- a/sound/soc/soc-dapm.c
+++ b/sound/soc/soc-dapm.c
@@ -689,9 +689,9 @@ static int dapm_create_or_share_mixmux_kcontrol(struct snd_soc_dapm_widget *w,
 	int shared;
 	struct snd_kcontrol *kcontrol;
 	bool wname_in_long_name, kcname_in_long_name;
-	char *long_name;
+	char *long_name = NULL;
 	const char *name;
-	int ret;
+	int ret = 0;
 
 	if (dapm->codec)
 		prefix = dapm->codec->name_prefix;
@@ -756,15 +756,17 @@ static int dapm_create_or_share_mixmux_kcontrol(struct snd_soc_dapm_widget *w,
 
 		kcontrol = snd_soc_cnew(&w->kcontrol_news[kci], NULL, name,
 					prefix);
-		kfree(long_name);
-		if (!kcontrol)
-			return -ENOMEM;
+		if (!kcontrol) {
+			ret = -ENOMEM;
+			goto exit_free;
+		}
+
 		kcontrol->private_free = dapm_kcontrol_free;
 
 		ret = dapm_kcontrol_data_alloc(w, kcontrol);
 		if (ret) {
 			snd_ctl_free_one(kcontrol);
-			return ret;
+			goto exit_free;
 		}
 
 		ret = snd_ctl_add(card, kcontrol);
@@ -772,17 +774,18 @@ static int dapm_create_or_share_mixmux_kcontrol(struct snd_soc_dapm_widget *w,
 			dev_err(dapm->dev,
 				"ASoC: failed to add widget %s dapm kcontrol %s: %d\n",
 				w->name, name, ret);
-			return ret;
+			goto exit_free;
 		}
 	}
 
 	ret = dapm_kcontrol_add_widget(kcontrol, w);
-	if (ret)
-		return ret;
+	if (ret == 0)
+		w->kcontrols[kci] = kcontrol;
 
-	w->kcontrols[kci] = kcontrol;
+exit_free:
+	kfree(long_name);
 
-	return 0;
+	return ret;
 }
 
 /* create new dapm mixer control */