diff --git a/sound/soc/samsung/aries_wm8994.c b/sound/soc/samsung/aries_wm8994.c
index 83acbe57b248..a0825da9fff9 100644
--- a/sound/soc/samsung/aries_wm8994.c
+++ b/sound/soc/samsung/aries_wm8994.c
@@ -628,8 +628,10 @@ static int aries_audio_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 		return -EINVAL;
 
 	codec = of_get_child_by_name(dev->of_node, "codec");
-	if (!codec)
-		return -EINVAL;
+	if (!codec) {
+		ret = -EINVAL;
+		goto out;
+	}
 
 	for_each_card_prelinks(card, i, dai_link) {
 		dai_link->codecs->of_node = of_parse_phandle(codec,