diff --git a/drivers/tee/qcomtee/mem_obj.c b/drivers/tee/qcomtee/mem_obj.c
index 228a3e30a31b..a16f8fc39b8d 100644
--- a/drivers/tee/qcomtee/mem_obj.c
+++ b/drivers/tee/qcomtee/mem_obj.c
@@ -88,11 +88,11 @@ int qcomtee_memobj_param_to_object(struct qcomtee_object **object,
 				   struct tee_param *param,
 				   struct tee_context *ctx)
 {
-	struct qcomtee_mem_object *mem_object __free(kfree) = NULL;
 	struct tee_shm *shm;
 	int err;
 
-	mem_object = kzalloc(sizeof(*mem_object), GFP_KERNEL);
+	struct qcomtee_mem_object *mem_object __free(kfree) = kzalloc(sizeof(*mem_object),
+								      GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (!mem_object)
 		return -ENOMEM;