diff --git a/sound/soc/fsl/fsl_dma.c b/sound/soc/fsl/fsl_dma.c
index c1735964891518e099702b916f0974ed8d1455d5..0c11f434a37461fb6cf9786ed32d36083b7acb9f 100644
--- a/sound/soc/fsl/fsl_dma.c
+++ b/sound/soc/fsl/fsl_dma.c
@@ -63,7 +63,6 @@ struct dma_object {
 	struct ccsr_dma_channel __iomem *channel;
 	unsigned int irq;
 	bool assigned;
-	char path[1];
 };
 
 /*
@@ -903,13 +902,12 @@ static int fsl_soc_dma_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 		return ret;
 	}
 
-	dma = kzalloc(sizeof(*dma) + strlen(np->full_name), GFP_KERNEL);
+	dma = kzalloc(sizeof(*dma), GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (!dma) {
 		of_node_put(ssi_np);
 		return -ENOMEM;
 	}
 
-	strcpy(dma->path, np->full_name);
 	dma->dai.ops = &fsl_dma_ops;
 	dma->dai.pcm_new = fsl_dma_new;
 	dma->dai.pcm_free = fsl_dma_free_dma_buffers;