}
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_SND_JACK
+static void conexant_free_jack_priv(struct snd_jack *jack)
+{
+       struct conexant_jack *jacks = jack->private_data;
+       jacks->nid = 0;
+       jacks->jack = NULL;
+}
+
 static int conexant_add_jack(struct hda_codec *codec,
                hda_nid_t nid, int type)
 {
        struct conexant_spec *spec;
        struct conexant_jack *jack;
        const char *name;
+       int err;
 
        spec = codec->spec;
        snd_array_init(&spec->jacks, sizeof(*jack), 32);
        jack->nid = nid;
        jack->type = type;
 
-       return snd_jack_new(codec->bus->card, name, type, &jack->jack);
+       err = snd_jack_new(codec->bus->card, name, type, &jack->jack);
+       if (err < 0)
+               return err;
+       jack->jack->private_data = jack;
+       jack->jack->private_free = conexant_free_jack_priv;
+       return 0;
 }
 
 static void conexant_report_jack(struct hda_codec *codec, hda_nid_t nid)
        if (spec->jacks.list) {
                struct conexant_jack *jacks = spec->jacks.list;
                int i;
-               for (i = 0; i < spec->jacks.used; i++)
-                       snd_device_free(codec->bus->card, &jacks[i].jack);
+               for (i = 0; i < spec->jacks.used; i++, jacks++) {
+                       if (jacks->jack)
+                               snd_device_free(codec->bus->card, jacks->jack);
+               }
                snd_array_free(&spec->jacks);
        }
 #endif
 
                           AC_VERB_SET_GPIO_DATA, gpiostate); /* sync */
 }
 
+#ifdef CONFIG_SND_JACK
+static void stac92xx_free_jack_priv(struct snd_jack *jack)
+{
+       struct sigmatel_jack *jacks = jack->private_data;
+       jacks->nid = 0;
+       jacks->jack = NULL;
+}
+#endif
+
 static int stac92xx_add_jack(struct hda_codec *codec,
                hda_nid_t nid, int type)
 {
        int def_conf = snd_hda_codec_get_pincfg(codec, nid);
        int connectivity = get_defcfg_connect(def_conf);
        char name[32];
+       int err;
 
        if (connectivity && connectivity != AC_JACK_PORT_FIXED)
                return 0;
                snd_hda_get_jack_connectivity(def_conf),
                snd_hda_get_jack_location(def_conf));
 
-       return snd_jack_new(codec->bus->card, name, type, &jack->jack);
-#else
-       return 0;
+       err = snd_jack_new(codec->bus->card, name, type, &jack->jack);
+       if (err < 0) {
+               jack->nid = 0;
+               return err;
+       }
+       jack->jack->private_data = jack;
+       jack->jack->private_free = stac92xx_free_jack_priv;
 #endif
+       return 0;
 }
 
 static int stac_add_event(struct sigmatel_spec *spec, hda_nid_t nid,
        if (!codec->bus->shutdown && spec->jacks.list) {
                struct sigmatel_jack *jacks = spec->jacks.list;
                int i;
-               for (i = 0; i < spec->jacks.used; i++)
-                       snd_device_free(codec->bus->card, &jacks[i].jack);
+               for (i = 0; i < spec->jacks.used; i++, jacks++) {
+                       if (jacks->jack)
+                               snd_device_free(codec->bus->card, jacks->jack);
+               }
        }
        snd_array_free(&spec->jacks);
 #endif