buffer->access->set_bytes_per_datum(buffer, bytes);
 }
 
+static void iio_free_scan_mask(struct iio_dev *indio_dev,
+       const unsigned long *mask)
+{
+       /* If the mask is dynamically allocated free it, otherwise do nothing */
+       if (!indio_dev->available_scan_masks)
+               kfree(mask);
+}
+
 static int __iio_update_buffers(struct iio_dev *indio_dev,
                       struct iio_buffer *insert_buffer,
                       struct iio_buffer *remove_buffer)
        /* If no buffers in list, we are done */
        if (list_empty(&indio_dev->buffer_list)) {
                indio_dev->currentmode = INDIO_DIRECT_MODE;
-               if (indio_dev->available_scan_masks == NULL)
-                       kfree(old_mask);
+               iio_free_scan_mask(indio_dev, old_mask);
                return 0;
        }
 
        compound_mask = kcalloc(BITS_TO_LONGS(indio_dev->masklength),
                                sizeof(long), GFP_KERNEL);
        if (compound_mask == NULL) {
-               if (indio_dev->available_scan_masks == NULL)
-                       kfree(old_mask);
+               iio_free_scan_mask(indio_dev, old_mask);
                return -ENOMEM;
        }
        indio_dev->scan_timestamp = 0;
                        iio_scan_mask_match(indio_dev->available_scan_masks,
                                            indio_dev->masklength,
                                            compound_mask);
+               kfree(compound_mask);
                if (indio_dev->active_scan_mask == NULL) {
                        /*
                         * Roll back.
                                success = -EINVAL;
                        }
                        else {
-                               kfree(compound_mask);
                                ret = -EINVAL;
                                return ret;
                        }
                }
        }
 
-       if (indio_dev->available_scan_masks)
-               kfree(compound_mask);
-       else
-               kfree(old_mask);
+       iio_free_scan_mask(indio_dev, old_mask);
 
        return success;
 
 error_remove_inserted:
        if (insert_buffer)
                iio_buffer_deactivate(insert_buffer);
+       iio_free_scan_mask(indio_dev, indio_dev->active_scan_mask);
        indio_dev->active_scan_mask = old_mask;
-       kfree(compound_mask);
        return ret;
 }