enum snd_soc_dapm_direction dir;
        struct snd_soc_dapm_widget *w;
        const char *prefix;
-       int ret;
+       int ret = -ENOMEM;
 
        if ((w = dapm_cnew_widget(widget)) == NULL)
-               return ERR_PTR(-ENOMEM);
+               goto cnew_failed;
+
+       prefix = soc_dapm_prefix(dapm);
+       if (prefix)
+               w->name = kasprintf(GFP_KERNEL, "%s %s", prefix, widget->name);
+       else
+               w->name = kstrdup_const(widget->name, GFP_KERNEL);
+       if (!w->name)
+               goto name_failed;
 
        switch (w->id) {
        case snd_soc_dapm_regulator_supply:
                break;
        }
 
-       prefix = soc_dapm_prefix(dapm);
-       if (prefix)
-               w->name = kasprintf(GFP_KERNEL, "%s %s", prefix, widget->name);
-       else
-               w->name = kstrdup_const(widget->name, GFP_KERNEL);
-       if (w->name == NULL) {
-               kfree_const(w->sname);
-               kfree(w);
-               return ERR_PTR(-ENOMEM);
-       }
-
        switch (w->id) {
        case snd_soc_dapm_mic:
                w->is_ep = SND_SOC_DAPM_EP_SOURCE;
        if (ret != -EPROBE_DEFER)
                dev_err(dapm->dev, "ASoC: Failed to request %s: %d\n",
                        w->name, ret);
-
+       kfree_const(w->name);
+name_failed:
        kfree_const(w->sname);
        kfree(w);
+cnew_failed:
        return ERR_PTR(ret);
 }