diff --git a/[refs] b/[refs]
index 7f118a94bebd..076154d0eb9e 100644
--- a/[refs]
+++ b/[refs]
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
 ---
-refs/heads/master: 05252901199d886a68830befb135d1723730ca86
+refs/heads/master: dd6c5cd8fedddc9605209098e2fa4e82c7af22aa
diff --git a/trunk/sound/core/pcm_native.c b/trunk/sound/core/pcm_native.c
index ccfa383f1fda..f92818155958 100644
--- a/trunk/sound/core/pcm_native.c
+++ b/trunk/sound/core/pcm_native.c
@@ -1649,6 +1649,7 @@ static int snd_pcm_link(struct snd_pcm_substream *substream, int fd)
 	}
 	if (!snd_pcm_stream_linked(substream)) {
 		substream->group = group;
+		group = NULL;
 		spin_lock_init(&substream->group->lock);
 		INIT_LIST_HEAD(&substream->group->substreams);
 		list_add_tail(&substream->link_list, &substream->group->substreams);
@@ -1663,8 +1664,7 @@ static int snd_pcm_link(struct snd_pcm_substream *substream, int fd)
  _nolock:
 	snd_card_unref(substream1->pcm->card);
 	fput_light(file, fput_needed);
-	if (res < 0)
-		kfree(group);
+	kfree(group);
 	return res;
 }