diff --git a/sound/usb/usx2y/us144mkii.c b/sound/usb/usx2y/us144mkii.c
index f6572a576c15..bc71968df8e2 100644
--- a/sound/usb/usx2y/us144mkii.c
+++ b/sound/usb/usx2y/us144mkii.c
@@ -412,7 +412,6 @@ static int tascam_probe(struct usb_interface *intf,
 	struct snd_card *card;
 	struct tascam_card *tascam;
 	int err;
-	char *handshake_buf __free(kfree) = NULL;
 
 	if (dev->speed != USB_SPEED_HIGH)
 		dev_info(
@@ -439,7 +438,8 @@ static int tascam_probe(struct usb_interface *intf,
 		return -ENOENT;
 	}
 
-	handshake_buf = kmalloc(1, GFP_KERNEL);
+	char *handshake_buf __free(kfree) =
+		kmalloc(1, GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (!handshake_buf)
 		return -ENOMEM;
 
diff --git a/sound/usb/usx2y/us144mkii_controls.c b/sound/usb/usx2y/us144mkii_controls.c
index 5d69441ef414..62055fb8e7ba 100644
--- a/sound/usb/usx2y/us144mkii_controls.c
+++ b/sound/usb/usx2y/us144mkii_controls.c
@@ -373,7 +373,6 @@ static int tascam_samplerate_get(struct snd_kcontrol *kcontrol,
 {
 	struct tascam_card *tascam =
 		(struct tascam_card *)snd_kcontrol_chip(kcontrol);
-	u8 *buf __free(kfree) = NULL;
 	int err;
 	u32 rate = 0;
 
@@ -384,7 +383,8 @@ static int tascam_samplerate_get(struct snd_kcontrol *kcontrol,
 		}
 	}
 
-	buf = kmalloc(3, GFP_KERNEL);
+	u8 *buf __free(kfree) =
+		kmalloc(3, GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (!buf)
 		return -ENOMEM;
 
diff --git a/sound/usb/usx2y/us144mkii_pcm.c b/sound/usb/usx2y/us144mkii_pcm.c
index 0c84304d4624..03dfb1f38801 100644
--- a/sound/usb/usx2y/us144mkii_pcm.c
+++ b/sound/usb/usx2y/us144mkii_pcm.c
@@ -115,7 +115,6 @@ void process_capture_routing_us144mkii(struct tascam_card *tascam,
 int us144mkii_configure_device_for_rate(struct tascam_card *tascam, int rate)
 {
 	struct usb_device *dev = tascam->dev;
-	u8 *rate_payload_buf __free(kfree) = NULL;
 	u16 rate_vendor_wValue;
 	int err = 0;
 	const u8 *current_payload_src;
@@ -148,7 +147,8 @@ int us144mkii_configure_device_for_rate(struct tascam_card *tascam, int rate)
 		return -EINVAL;
 	}
 
-	rate_payload_buf = kmemdup(current_payload_src, 3, GFP_KERNEL);
+	u8 *rate_payload_buf __free(kfree) =
+		kmemdup(current_payload_src, 3, GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (!rate_payload_buf)
 		return -ENOMEM;