diff --git a/asoc/codecs/wcd9xxx-core.c b/asoc/codecs/wcd9xxx-core.c
index ba4dc333ab..28b0708604 100644
--- a/asoc/codecs/wcd9xxx-core.c
+++ b/asoc/codecs/wcd9xxx-core.c
@@ -844,7 +844,7 @@ static int wcd9xxx_i2c_write_device(struct wcd9xxx *wcd9xxx, u16 reg, u8 *value,
 	struct i2c_msg *msg;
 	int ret = 0;
 	u8 reg_addr = 0;
-	u8 data[bytes + 1];
+	u8 *data = NULL;
 	struct wcd9xxx_i2c *wcd9xxx_i2c;
 
 	wcd9xxx_i2c = wcd9xxx_i2c_get_device_info(wcd9xxx, reg);
@@ -852,6 +852,11 @@ static int wcd9xxx_i2c_write_device(struct wcd9xxx *wcd9xxx, u16 reg, u8 *value,
 		pr_err("failed to get device info\n");
 		return -ENODEV;
 	}
+
+	data = kzalloc(bytes + 1, GFP_KERNEL);
+	if (!data)
+		return -ENOMEM;
+
 	reg_addr = (u8)reg;
 	msg = &wcd9xxx_i2c->xfer_msg[0];
 	msg->addr = wcd9xxx_i2c->client->addr;
@@ -868,11 +873,13 @@ static int wcd9xxx_i2c_write_device(struct wcd9xxx *wcd9xxx, u16 reg, u8 *value,
 						wcd9xxx_i2c->xfer_msg, 1);
 		if (ret != 1) {
 			pr_err("failed to write the device\n");
-			return ret;
+			goto fail;
 		}
 	}
 	pr_debug("write success register = %x val = %x\n", reg, data[1]);
-	return 0;
+fail:
+	kfree(data);
+	return ret;
 }
 
 
diff --git a/asoc/codecs/wcd9xxx-irq.c b/asoc/codecs/wcd9xxx-irq.c
index 92841932ca..5b685fbdcc 100644
--- a/asoc/codecs/wcd9xxx-irq.c
+++ b/asoc/codecs/wcd9xxx-irq.c
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 // SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0
-/* Copyright (c) 2011-2017, The Linux Foundation. All rights reserved.
+/* Copyright (c) 2011-2018, The Linux Foundation. All rights reserved.
  */
 #include <linux/bitops.h>
 #include <linux/kernel.h>
@@ -525,7 +525,7 @@ static int wcd9xxx_irq_setup_downstream_irq(
 int wcd9xxx_irq_init(struct wcd9xxx_core_resource *wcd9xxx_res)
 {
 	int i, ret;
-	u8 irq_level[wcd9xxx_res->num_irq_regs];
+	u8 *irq_level = NULL;
 	struct irq_domain *domain;
 	struct device_node *pnode;
 
@@ -555,9 +555,7 @@ int wcd9xxx_irq_init(struct wcd9xxx_core_resource *wcd9xxx_res)
 	ret = wcd9xxx_irq_setup_downstream_irq(wcd9xxx_res);
 	if (ret) {
 		pr_err("%s: Failed to setup downstream IRQ\n", __func__);
-		wcd9xxx_irq_put_upstream_irq(wcd9xxx_res);
-		mutex_destroy(&wcd9xxx_res->irq_lock);
-		mutex_destroy(&wcd9xxx_res->nested_irq_lock);
+		goto fail_irq_level;
 		return ret;
 	}
 
@@ -565,7 +563,11 @@ int wcd9xxx_irq_init(struct wcd9xxx_core_resource *wcd9xxx_res)
 	wcd9xxx_res->irq_level_high[0] = true;
 
 	/* mask all the interrupts */
-	memset(irq_level, 0, wcd9xxx_res->num_irq_regs);
+	irq_level = kzalloc(wcd9xxx_res->num_irq_regs, GFP_KERNEL);
+	if (!irq_level) {
+		ret = -ENOMEM;
+		goto fail_irq_level;
+	}
 	for (i = 0; i < wcd9xxx_res->num_irqs; i++) {
 		wcd9xxx_res->irq_masks_cur[BIT_BYTE(i)] |= BYTE_BIT_MASK(i);
 		wcd9xxx_res->irq_masks_cache[BIT_BYTE(i)] |= BYTE_BIT_MASK(i);
@@ -610,11 +612,14 @@ int wcd9xxx_irq_init(struct wcd9xxx_core_resource *wcd9xxx_res)
 	if (ret)
 		goto fail_irq_init;
 
+	kfree(irq_level);
 	return ret;
 
 fail_irq_init:
 	dev_err(wcd9xxx_res->dev,
 			"%s: Failed to init wcd9xxx irq\n", __func__);
+	kfree(irq_level);
+fail_irq_level:
 	wcd9xxx_irq_put_upstream_irq(wcd9xxx_res);
 	mutex_destroy(&wcd9xxx_res->irq_lock);
 	mutex_destroy(&wcd9xxx_res->nested_irq_lock);
diff --git a/asoc/msm-lsm-client.c b/asoc/msm-lsm-client.c
index 67f262386f..98132b4b89 100644
--- a/asoc/msm-lsm-client.c
+++ b/asoc/msm-lsm-client.c
@@ -729,7 +729,7 @@ static int msm_lsm_check_and_set_lab_controls(struct snd_pcm_substream *substrea
 	struct lsm_priv *prtd = runtime->private_data;
 	struct snd_soc_pcm_runtime *rtd = substream->private_data;
 	struct lsm_hw_params *out_hw_params = &prtd->lsm_client->out_hw_params;
-	u8 chmap[out_hw_params->num_chs];
+	u8 *chmap = NULL;
 	u32 ch_idx;
 	int rc = 0, stage_idx = p_info->stage_idx;
 
@@ -740,11 +740,15 @@ static int msm_lsm_check_and_set_lab_controls(struct snd_pcm_substream *substrea
 		return rc;
 	}
 
+	chmap = kzalloc(out_hw_params->num_chs, GFP_KERNEL);
+	if (!chmap)
+		return -ENOMEM;
+
 	rc = q6lsm_lab_control(prtd->lsm_client, enable, p_info);
 	if (rc) {
 		dev_err(rtd->dev, "%s: Failed to set lab_control param, err = %d\n",
 			__func__, rc);
-		return rc;
+		goto fail;
 	} else {
 		if (LSM_IS_LAST_STAGE(prtd->lsm_client, stage_idx)) {
 			rc = msm_lsm_lab_buffer_alloc(prtd,
@@ -753,7 +757,7 @@ static int msm_lsm_check_and_set_lab_controls(struct snd_pcm_substream *substrea
 				dev_err(rtd->dev,
 					"%s: msm_lsm_lab_buffer_alloc failed rc %d for %s\n",
 					__func__, rc, enable ? "ALLOC" : "DEALLOC");
-				return rc;
+				goto fail;
 			} else {
 				/* set client level flag based on last stage control */
 				prtd->lsm_client->lab_enable = enable;
@@ -763,7 +767,6 @@ static int msm_lsm_check_and_set_lab_controls(struct snd_pcm_substream *substrea
 			prtd->lsm_client->stage_cfg[stage_idx].lab_enable = enable;
 	}
 
-	memset(chmap, 0, out_hw_params->num_chs);
 	/*
 	 * First channel to be read from lab is always the
 	 * best channel (0xff). For second channel onwards,
@@ -778,6 +781,8 @@ static int msm_lsm_check_and_set_lab_controls(struct snd_pcm_substream *substrea
 		dev_err(rtd->dev, "%s: Failed to set lab out ch cfg %d\n",
 			__func__, rc);
 
+fail:
+	kfree(chmap);
 	return rc;
 }