diff --git a/sound/soc/omap/mcbsp.c b/sound/soc/omap/mcbsp.c
index fe4734e0c18cf5c0a94b87e8644e8692debf2b78..79f6da6381af4322c81e19572c67a0bf5b151295 100644
--- a/sound/soc/omap/mcbsp.c
+++ b/sound/soc/omap/mcbsp.c
@@ -273,11 +273,9 @@ static void omap_st_chgain(struct omap_mcbsp *mcbsp)
 
 int omap_st_set_chgain(struct omap_mcbsp *mcbsp, int channel, s16 chgain)
 {
-	struct omap_mcbsp_st_data *st_data;
+	struct omap_mcbsp_st_data *st_data = mcbsp->st_data;
 	int ret = 0;
 
-	st_data = mcbsp->st_data;
-
 	if (!st_data)
 		return -ENOENT;
 
@@ -298,11 +296,9 @@ int omap_st_set_chgain(struct omap_mcbsp *mcbsp, int channel, s16 chgain)
 
 int omap_st_get_chgain(struct omap_mcbsp *mcbsp, int channel, s16 *chgain)
 {
-	struct omap_mcbsp_st_data *st_data;
+	struct omap_mcbsp_st_data *st_data = mcbsp->st_data;
 	int ret = 0;
 
-	st_data = mcbsp->st_data;
-
 	if (!st_data)
 		return -ENOENT;
 
@@ -337,9 +333,7 @@ static int omap_st_start(struct omap_mcbsp *mcbsp)
 
 int omap_st_enable(struct omap_mcbsp *mcbsp)
 {
-	struct omap_mcbsp_st_data *st_data;
-
-	st_data = mcbsp->st_data;
+	struct omap_mcbsp_st_data *st_data = mcbsp->st_data;
 
 	if (!st_data)
 		return -ENODEV;
@@ -368,11 +362,9 @@ static int omap_st_stop(struct omap_mcbsp *mcbsp)
 
 int omap_st_disable(struct omap_mcbsp *mcbsp)
 {
-	struct omap_mcbsp_st_data *st_data;
+	struct omap_mcbsp_st_data *st_data = mcbsp->st_data;
 	int ret = 0;
 
-	st_data = mcbsp->st_data;
-
 	if (!st_data)
 		return -ENODEV;
 
@@ -386,14 +378,11 @@ int omap_st_disable(struct omap_mcbsp *mcbsp)
 
 int omap_st_is_enabled(struct omap_mcbsp *mcbsp)
 {
-	struct omap_mcbsp_st_data *st_data;
-
-	st_data = mcbsp->st_data;
+	struct omap_mcbsp_st_data *st_data = mcbsp->st_data;
 
 	if (!st_data)
 		return -ENODEV;
 
-
 	return st_data->enabled;
 }