diff --git a/sound/soc/codecs/tlv320aic3x.c b/sound/soc/codecs/tlv320aic3x.c
index 6f963c50e76e..492f22f8a4d7 100644
--- a/sound/soc/codecs/tlv320aic3x.c
+++ b/sound/soc/codecs/tlv320aic3x.c
@@ -1504,7 +1504,7 @@ static int aic3x_i2c_probe(struct i2c_client *i2c,
 	struct aic3x_priv *aic3x;
 	int ret;
 
-	aic3x = kzalloc(sizeof(struct aic3x_priv), GFP_KERNEL);
+	aic3x = devm_kzalloc(&i2c->dev, sizeof(struct aic3x_priv), GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (aic3x == NULL) {
 		dev_err(&i2c->dev, "failed to create private data\n");
 		return -ENOMEM;
@@ -1524,15 +1524,12 @@ static int aic3x_i2c_probe(struct i2c_client *i2c,
 
 	ret = snd_soc_register_codec(&i2c->dev,
 			&soc_codec_dev_aic3x, &aic3x_dai, 1);
-	if (ret < 0)
-		kfree(aic3x);
 	return ret;
 }
 
 static int aic3x_i2c_remove(struct i2c_client *client)
 {
 	snd_soc_unregister_codec(&client->dev);
-	kfree(i2c_get_clientdata(client));
 	return 0;
 }