diff --git a/sound/soc/soc-core.c b/sound/soc/soc-core.c
index b7e84a7cd9ee..93341deaa4b9 100644
--- a/sound/soc/soc-core.c
+++ b/sound/soc/soc-core.c
@@ -3140,7 +3140,7 @@ int snd_soc_bytes_put(struct snd_kcontrol *kcontrol,
 	if (params->mask) {
 		ret = regmap_read(codec->control_data, params->base, &val);
 		if (ret != 0)
-			return ret;
+			goto out;
 
 		val &= params->mask;
 
@@ -3158,13 +3158,15 @@ int snd_soc_bytes_put(struct snd_kcontrol *kcontrol,
 			((u32 *)data)[0] |= cpu_to_be32(val);
 			break;
 		default:
-			return -EINVAL;
+			ret = -EINVAL;
+			goto out;
 		}
 	}
 
 	ret = regmap_raw_write(codec->control_data, params->base,
 			       data, len);
 
+out:
 	kfree(data);
 
 	return ret;