diff --git a/sound/firewire/bebob/bebob_maudio.c b/sound/firewire/bebob/bebob_maudio.c
index bd55620c6a47..0c5a4cbb99ba 100644
--- a/sound/firewire/bebob/bebob_maudio.c
+++ b/sound/firewire/bebob/bebob_maudio.c
@@ -96,17 +96,13 @@ int snd_bebob_maudio_load_firmware(struct fw_unit *unit)
 	struct fw_device *device = fw_parent_device(unit);
 	int err, rcode;
 	u64 date;
-	__le32 cues[3] = {
-		cpu_to_le32(MAUDIO_BOOTLOADER_CUE1),
-		cpu_to_le32(MAUDIO_BOOTLOADER_CUE2),
-		cpu_to_le32(MAUDIO_BOOTLOADER_CUE3)
-	};
+	__le32 *cues;
 
 	/* check date of software used to build */
 	err = snd_bebob_read_block(unit, INFO_OFFSET_SW_DATE,
 				   &date, sizeof(u64));
 	if (err < 0)
-		goto end;
+		return err;
 	/*
 	 * firmware version 5058 or later has date later than "20070401", but
 	 * 'date' is not null-terminated.
@@ -114,20 +110,28 @@ int snd_bebob_maudio_load_firmware(struct fw_unit *unit)
 	if (date < 0x3230303730343031LL) {
 		dev_err(&unit->device,
 			"Use firmware version 5058 or later\n");
-		err = -ENOSYS;
-		goto end;
+		return -ENXIO;
 	}
 
+	cues = kmalloc_array(3, sizeof(*cues), GFP_KERNEL);
+	if (!cues)
+		return -ENOMEM;
+
+	cues[0] = cpu_to_le32(MAUDIO_BOOTLOADER_CUE1);
+	cues[1] = cpu_to_le32(MAUDIO_BOOTLOADER_CUE2);
+	cues[2] = cpu_to_le32(MAUDIO_BOOTLOADER_CUE3);
+
 	rcode = fw_run_transaction(device->card, TCODE_WRITE_BLOCK_REQUEST,
 				   device->node_id, device->generation,
 				   device->max_speed, BEBOB_ADDR_REG_REQ,
-				   cues, sizeof(cues));
+				   cues, 3 * sizeof(*cues));
+	kfree(cues);
 	if (rcode != RCODE_COMPLETE) {
 		dev_err(&unit->device,
 			"Failed to send a cue to load firmware\n");
 		err = -EIO;
 	}
-end:
+
 	return err;
 }