diff --git a/sound/soc/pxa/pxa-ssp.c b/sound/soc/pxa/pxa-ssp.c
index 199a8b377553..0109f6c2334e 100644
--- a/sound/soc/pxa/pxa-ssp.c
+++ b/sound/soc/pxa/pxa-ssp.c
@@ -723,7 +723,8 @@ static int pxa_ssp_probe(struct snd_soc_dai *dai)
 		ssp_handle = of_parse_phandle(dev->of_node, "port", 0);
 		if (!ssp_handle) {
 			dev_err(dev, "unable to get 'port' phandle\n");
-			return -ENODEV;
+			ret = -ENODEV;
+			goto err_priv;
 		}
 
 		priv->ssp = pxa_ssp_request_of(ssp_handle, "SoC audio");