diff --git a/sound/soc/codecs/wm_adsp.c b/sound/soc/codecs/wm_adsp.c
index 5f8727af912b747d743441cc108883f9a6398223..8cde7bb4c52b12b28c3627b9af329afb12d59c45 100644
--- a/sound/soc/codecs/wm_adsp.c
+++ b/sound/soc/codecs/wm_adsp.c
@@ -1571,6 +1571,19 @@ static struct wm_adsp_alg_region *wm_adsp_create_region(struct wm_adsp *dsp,
 	return alg_region;
 }
 
+static void wm_adsp_free_alg_regions(struct wm_adsp *dsp)
+{
+	struct wm_adsp_alg_region *alg_region;
+
+	while (!list_empty(&dsp->alg_regions)) {
+		alg_region = list_first_entry(&dsp->alg_regions,
+					      struct wm_adsp_alg_region,
+					      list);
+		list_del(&alg_region->list);
+		kfree(alg_region);
+	}
+}
+
 static int wm_adsp1_setup_algs(struct wm_adsp *dsp)
 {
 	struct wmfw_adsp1_id_hdr adsp1_id;
@@ -2001,7 +2014,6 @@ int wm_adsp1_event(struct snd_soc_dapm_widget *w,
 	struct snd_soc_codec *codec = snd_soc_dapm_to_codec(w->dapm);
 	struct wm_adsp *dsps = snd_soc_codec_get_drvdata(codec);
 	struct wm_adsp *dsp = &dsps[w->shift];
-	struct wm_adsp_alg_region *alg_region;
 	struct wm_coeff_ctl *ctl;
 	int ret;
 	unsigned int val;
@@ -2081,13 +2093,8 @@ int wm_adsp1_event(struct snd_soc_dapm_widget *w,
 		list_for_each_entry(ctl, &dsp->ctl_list, list)
 			ctl->enabled = 0;
 
-		while (!list_empty(&dsp->alg_regions)) {
-			alg_region = list_first_entry(&dsp->alg_regions,
-						      struct wm_adsp_alg_region,
-						      list);
-			list_del(&alg_region->list);
-			kfree(alg_region);
-		}
+
+		wm_adsp_free_alg_regions(dsp);
 		break;
 
 	default:
@@ -2229,7 +2236,6 @@ int wm_adsp2_event(struct snd_soc_dapm_widget *w,
 	struct snd_soc_codec *codec = snd_soc_dapm_to_codec(w->dapm);
 	struct wm_adsp *dsps = snd_soc_codec_get_drvdata(codec);
 	struct wm_adsp *dsp = &dsps[w->shift];
-	struct wm_adsp_alg_region *alg_region;
 	struct wm_coeff_ctl *ctl;
 	int ret;
 
@@ -2276,13 +2282,7 @@ int wm_adsp2_event(struct snd_soc_dapm_widget *w,
 		list_for_each_entry(ctl, &dsp->ctl_list, list)
 			ctl->enabled = 0;
 
-		while (!list_empty(&dsp->alg_regions)) {
-			alg_region = list_first_entry(&dsp->alg_regions,
-						      struct wm_adsp_alg_region,
-						      list);
-			list_del(&alg_region->list);
-			kfree(alg_region);
-		}
+		wm_adsp_free_alg_regions(dsp);
 
 		if (wm_adsp_fw[dsp->fw].num_caps != 0)
 			wm_adsp_buffer_free(dsp);