diff --git a/sound/soc/qcom/common.c b/sound/soc/qcom/common.c
index 8ada4ecba847..10322690c0ea 100644
--- a/sound/soc/qcom/common.c
+++ b/sound/soc/qcom/common.c
@@ -45,8 +45,10 @@ int qcom_snd_parse_of(struct snd_soc_card *card)
 
 	for_each_child_of_node(dev->of_node, np) {
 		dlc = devm_kzalloc(dev, 2 * sizeof(*dlc), GFP_KERNEL);
-		if (!dlc)
-			return -ENOMEM;
+		if (!dlc) {
+			ret = -ENOMEM;
+			goto err;
+		}
 
 		link->cpus	= &dlc[0];
 		link->platforms	= &dlc[1];