host_stream = snd_hdac_ext_stream_assign(bus, substream, HDAC_EXT_STREAM_TYPE_HOST);
        if (!host_stream) {
-               kfree(data);
-               return -EBUSY;
+               ret = -EBUSY;
+               goto err;
        }
 
        data->host_stream = host_stream;
-       snd_pcm_hw_constraint_integer(runtime, SNDRV_PCM_HW_PARAM_PERIODS);
+       ret = snd_pcm_hw_constraint_integer(runtime, SNDRV_PCM_HW_PARAM_PERIODS);
+       if (ret < 0)
+               goto err;
+
        /* avoid wrap-around with wall-clock */
-       snd_pcm_hw_constraint_minmax(runtime, SNDRV_PCM_HW_PARAM_BUFFER_TIME, 20, 178000000);
-       snd_pcm_hw_constraint_list(runtime, 0, SNDRV_PCM_HW_PARAM_RATE, &hw_rates);
+       ret = snd_pcm_hw_constraint_minmax(runtime, SNDRV_PCM_HW_PARAM_BUFFER_TIME, 20, 178000000);
+       if (ret < 0)
+               goto err;
+
+       ret = snd_pcm_hw_constraint_list(runtime, 0, SNDRV_PCM_HW_PARAM_RATE, &hw_rates);
+       if (ret < 0)
+               goto err;
+
        snd_pcm_set_sync(substream);
 
        dev_dbg(dai->dev, "%s fe STARTUP tag %d str %p",
                __func__, hdac_stream(host_stream)->stream_tag, substream);
 
        return 0;
+
+err:
+       kfree(data);
+       return ret;
 }
 
 static void avs_dai_fe_shutdown(struct snd_pcm_substream *substream, struct snd_soc_dai *dai)