diff --git a/sound/soc/generic/simple-card-utils.c b/sound/soc/generic/simple-card-utils.c
index ab31045cfc95..06c2512b6f2d 100644
--- a/sound/soc/generic/simple-card-utils.c
+++ b/sound/soc/generic/simple-card-utils.c
@@ -254,7 +254,7 @@ int asoc_simple_hw_params(struct snd_pcm_substream *substream,
 	struct simple_dai_props *dai_props =
 		simple_priv_to_props(priv, rtd->num);
 	unsigned int mclk, mclk_fs = 0;
-	int ret = 0;
+	int ret;
 
 	if (dai_props->mclk_fs)
 		mclk_fs = dai_props->mclk_fs;
diff --git a/sound/soc/soc-ops.c b/sound/soc/soc-ops.c
index 10f48827bb0e..58527247df83 100644
--- a/sound/soc/soc-ops.c
+++ b/sound/soc/soc-ops.c
@@ -407,7 +407,7 @@ int snd_soc_put_volsw_sx(struct snd_kcontrol *kcontrol,
 	int min = mc->min;
 	unsigned int mask = (1U << (fls(min + max) - 1)) - 1;
 	int err = 0;
-	unsigned int val, val_mask, val2 = 0;
+	unsigned int val, val_mask, val2;
 
 	val_mask = mask << shift;
 	val = (ucontrol->value.integer.value[0] + min) & mask;
diff --git a/sound/soc/soc-pcm.c b/sound/soc/soc-pcm.c
index 511c9218308a..ba8ffbf8a5d3 100644
--- a/sound/soc/soc-pcm.c
+++ b/sound/soc/soc-pcm.c
@@ -1707,7 +1707,6 @@ static int dpcm_apply_symmetry(struct snd_pcm_substream *fe_substream,
 			snd_soc_dpcm_get_substream(be, stream);
 		struct snd_soc_pcm_runtime *rtd;
 		struct snd_soc_dai *dai;
-		int i;
 
 		/* A backend may not have the requested substream */
 		if (!be_substream)
@@ -1901,6 +1900,8 @@ static int dpcm_fe_dai_hw_free(struct snd_pcm_substream *substream)
 	/* only hw_params backends that are either sinks or sources
 	 * to this frontend DAI */
 	err = dpcm_be_dai_hw_free(fe, stream);
+	if (err < 0)
+		dev_err(fe->dev, "ASoC: hw_free BE failed %d\n", err);
 
 	fe->dpcm[stream].state = SND_SOC_DPCM_STATE_HW_FREE;
 	dpcm_set_fe_update_state(fe, stream, SND_SOC_DPCM_UPDATE_NO);
@@ -2388,7 +2389,6 @@ static int dpcm_run_update_startup(struct snd_soc_pcm_runtime *fe, int stream)
 	/* Only start the BE if the FE is ready */
 	if (fe->dpcm[stream].state == SND_SOC_DPCM_STATE_HW_FREE ||
 		fe->dpcm[stream].state == SND_SOC_DPCM_STATE_CLOSE) {
-		ret = -EINVAL;
 		dev_err(fe->dev, "ASoC: FE %s is not ready %d\n",
 			fe->dai_link->name, fe->dpcm[stream].state);
 		ret = -EINVAL;
diff --git a/sound/soc/soc-topology.c b/sound/soc/soc-topology.c
index 1b0cd33a1348..73076d425efb 100644
--- a/sound/soc/soc-topology.c
+++ b/sound/soc/soc-topology.c
@@ -1673,16 +1673,16 @@ static void set_dai_flags(struct snd_soc_dai_driver *dai_drv,
 {
 	if (flag_mask & SND_SOC_TPLG_DAI_FLGBIT_SYMMETRIC_RATES)
 		dai_drv->symmetric_rate =
-			flags & SND_SOC_TPLG_DAI_FLGBIT_SYMMETRIC_RATES ? 1 : 0;
+			(flags & SND_SOC_TPLG_DAI_FLGBIT_SYMMETRIC_RATES) ? 1 : 0;
 
 	if (flag_mask & SND_SOC_TPLG_DAI_FLGBIT_SYMMETRIC_CHANNELS)
 		dai_drv->symmetric_channels =
-			flags & SND_SOC_TPLG_DAI_FLGBIT_SYMMETRIC_CHANNELS ?
+			(flags & SND_SOC_TPLG_DAI_FLGBIT_SYMMETRIC_CHANNELS) ?
 			1 : 0;
 
 	if (flag_mask & SND_SOC_TPLG_DAI_FLGBIT_SYMMETRIC_SAMPLEBITS)
 		dai_drv->symmetric_sample_bits =
-			flags & SND_SOC_TPLG_DAI_FLGBIT_SYMMETRIC_SAMPLEBITS ?
+			(flags & SND_SOC_TPLG_DAI_FLGBIT_SYMMETRIC_SAMPLEBITS) ?
 			1 : 0;
 }
 
@@ -1765,22 +1765,22 @@ static void set_link_flags(struct snd_soc_dai_link *link,
 {
 	if (flag_mask & SND_SOC_TPLG_LNK_FLGBIT_SYMMETRIC_RATES)
 		link->symmetric_rate =
-			flags & SND_SOC_TPLG_LNK_FLGBIT_SYMMETRIC_RATES ? 1 : 0;
+			(flags & SND_SOC_TPLG_LNK_FLGBIT_SYMMETRIC_RATES) ? 1 : 0;
 
 	if (flag_mask & SND_SOC_TPLG_LNK_FLGBIT_SYMMETRIC_CHANNELS)
 		link->symmetric_channels =
-			flags & SND_SOC_TPLG_LNK_FLGBIT_SYMMETRIC_CHANNELS ?
+			(flags & SND_SOC_TPLG_LNK_FLGBIT_SYMMETRIC_CHANNELS) ?
 			1 : 0;
 
 	if (flag_mask & SND_SOC_TPLG_LNK_FLGBIT_SYMMETRIC_SAMPLEBITS)
 		link->symmetric_sample_bits =
-			flags & SND_SOC_TPLG_LNK_FLGBIT_SYMMETRIC_SAMPLEBITS ?
+			(flags & SND_SOC_TPLG_LNK_FLGBIT_SYMMETRIC_SAMPLEBITS) ?
 			1 : 0;
 
 	if (flag_mask & SND_SOC_TPLG_LNK_FLGBIT_VOICE_WAKEUP)
 		link->ignore_suspend =
-		flags & SND_SOC_TPLG_LNK_FLGBIT_VOICE_WAKEUP ?
-		1 : 0;
+			(flags & SND_SOC_TPLG_LNK_FLGBIT_VOICE_WAKEUP) ?
+			1 : 0;
 }
 
 /* create the FE DAI link */