diff --git a/sound/soc/soc-dapm.c b/sound/soc/soc-dapm.c
index 3844f777c87b..407a26af3eaf 100644
--- a/sound/soc/soc-dapm.c
+++ b/sound/soc/soc-dapm.c
@@ -320,7 +320,8 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(dapm_mark_endpoints_dirty);
 
 /* create a new dapm widget */
 static inline struct snd_soc_dapm_widget *dapm_cnew_widget(
-	const struct snd_soc_dapm_widget *_widget)
+	const struct snd_soc_dapm_widget *_widget,
+	const char *prefix)
 {
 	struct snd_soc_dapm_widget *w;
 
@@ -328,13 +329,19 @@ static inline struct snd_soc_dapm_widget *dapm_cnew_widget(
 	if (!w)
 		return NULL;
 
-	/*
-	 * w->name is duplicated in caller, but w->sname isn't.
-	 * Duplicate it here if defined
-	 */
+	if (prefix)
+		w->name = kasprintf(GFP_KERNEL, "%s %s", prefix, _widget->name);
+	else
+		w->name = kstrdup_const(_widget->name, GFP_KERNEL);
+	if (!w->name) {
+		kfree(w);
+		return NULL;
+	}
+
 	if (_widget->sname) {
 		w->sname = kstrdup_const(_widget->sname, GFP_KERNEL);
 		if (!w->sname) {
+			kfree_const(w->name);
 			kfree(w);
 			return NULL;
 		}
@@ -3629,20 +3636,12 @@ snd_soc_dapm_new_control_unlocked(struct snd_soc_dapm_context *dapm,
 {
 	enum snd_soc_dapm_direction dir;
 	struct snd_soc_dapm_widget *w;
-	const char *prefix;
 	int ret = -ENOMEM;
 
-	if ((w = dapm_cnew_widget(widget)) == NULL)
+	w = dapm_cnew_widget(widget, soc_dapm_prefix(dapm));
+	if (!w)
 		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:
 		w->regulator = devm_regulator_get(dapm->dev, widget->name);
@@ -3767,7 +3766,6 @@ snd_soc_dapm_new_control_unlocked(struct snd_soc_dapm_context *dapm,
 	dev_err_probe(dapm->dev, ret, "ASoC: Failed to request %s\n",
 		      w->name);
 	kfree_const(w->name);
-name_failed:
 	kfree_const(w->sname);
 	kfree(w);
 cnew_failed: