diff --git a/sound/pci/echoaudio/echoaudio.c b/sound/pci/echoaudio/echoaudio.c
index ca9125726be2..8596ae4c2bde 100644
--- a/sound/pci/echoaudio/echoaudio.c
+++ b/sound/pci/echoaudio/echoaudio.c
@@ -2198,7 +2198,6 @@ static int snd_echo_resume(struct device *dev)
 	if (err < 0) {
 		kfree(commpage_bak);
 		dev_err(dev, "resume init_hw err=%d\n", err);
-		snd_echo_free(chip);
 		return err;
 	}
 
@@ -2225,7 +2224,6 @@ static int snd_echo_resume(struct device *dev)
 	if (request_irq(pci->irq, snd_echo_interrupt, IRQF_SHARED,
 			KBUILD_MODNAME, chip)) {
 		dev_err(chip->card->dev, "cannot grab irq\n");
-		snd_echo_free(chip);
 		return -EBUSY;
 	}
 	chip->irq = pci->irq;