static int
 snd_emu8000_create_mixer(struct snd_card *card, struct snd_emu8000 *emu)
 {
+       struct snd_kcontrol *kctl;
        int i, err = 0;
 
        if (snd_BUG_ON(!emu || !card))
 
        memset(emu->controls, 0, sizeof(emu->controls));
        for (i = 0; i < EMU8000_NUM_CONTROLS; i++) {
-               emu->controls[i] = snd_ctl_new1(mixer_defs[i], emu);
-               err = snd_ctl_add(card, emu->controls[i]);
-               if (err < 0) {
-                       emu->controls[i] = NULL;
+               kctl = snd_ctl_new1(mixer_defs[i], emu);
+               err = snd_ctl_add(card, kctl);
+               if (err < 0)
                        goto __error;
-               }
+               emu->controls[i] = kctl;
        }
        return 0;
 
 
 static int snd_sb_qsound_build(struct snd_sb_csp * p)
 {
        struct snd_card *card;
+       struct snd_kcontrol *kctl;
        int err;
 
        if (snd_BUG_ON(!p))
 
        spin_lock_init(&p->q_lock);
 
-       p->qsound_switch = snd_ctl_new1(&snd_sb_qsound_switch, p);
-       err = snd_ctl_add(card, p->qsound_switch);
-       if (err < 0) {
-               p->qsound_switch = NULL;
+       kctl = snd_ctl_new1(&snd_sb_qsound_switch, p);
+       err = snd_ctl_add(card, kctl);
+       if (err < 0)
                goto __error;
-       }
-       p->qsound_space = snd_ctl_new1(&snd_sb_qsound_space, p);
-       err = snd_ctl_add(card, p->qsound_space);
-       if (err < 0) {
-               p->qsound_space = NULL;
+       p->qsound_switch = kctl;
+       kctl = snd_ctl_new1(&snd_sb_qsound_space, p);
+       err = snd_ctl_add(card, kctl);
+       if (err < 0)
                goto __error;
-       }
+       p->qsound_space = kctl;
 
        return 0;