diff --git a/sound/soc/amd/acp/acp-rembrandt.c b/sound/soc/amd/acp/acp-rembrandt.c
index aeffd24710e7..7e9c07488dcc 100644
--- a/sound/soc/amd/acp/acp-rembrandt.c
+++ b/sound/soc/amd/acp/acp-rembrandt.c
@@ -147,7 +147,7 @@ static int rembrandt_audio_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 {
 	struct device *dev = &pdev->dev;
 	struct acp_chip_info *chip;
-	u32 ret;
+	int ret;
 
 	chip = dev_get_platdata(&pdev->dev);
 	if (!chip || !chip->base) {
diff --git a/sound/soc/amd/raven/acp3x-i2s.c b/sound/soc/amd/raven/acp3x-i2s.c
index e7f2a05e802c..352485dd98b1 100644
--- a/sound/soc/amd/raven/acp3x-i2s.c
+++ b/sound/soc/amd/raven/acp3x-i2s.c
@@ -149,8 +149,9 @@ static int acp3x_i2s_trigger(struct snd_pcm_substream *substream,
 				int cmd, struct snd_soc_dai *dai)
 {
 	struct i2s_stream_instance *rtd;
-	u32 ret, val, period_bytes, reg_val, ier_val, water_val;
+	u32 val, period_bytes, reg_val, ier_val, water_val;
 	u32 buf_size, buf_reg;
+	int ret;
 
 	rtd = substream->runtime->private_data;
 	period_bytes = frames_to_bytes(substream->runtime,
diff --git a/sound/soc/amd/vangogh/acp5x-i2s.c b/sound/soc/amd/vangogh/acp5x-i2s.c
index 7dbe33f4b867..bf719f628617 100644
--- a/sound/soc/amd/vangogh/acp5x-i2s.c
+++ b/sound/soc/amd/vangogh/acp5x-i2s.c
@@ -234,8 +234,9 @@ static int acp5x_i2s_trigger(struct snd_pcm_substream *substream,
 {
 	struct i2s_stream_instance *rtd;
 	struct i2s_dev_data *adata;
-	u32 ret, val, period_bytes, reg_val, ier_val, water_val;
+	u32 val, period_bytes, reg_val, ier_val, water_val;
 	u32 buf_size, buf_reg;
+	int ret;
 
 	adata = snd_soc_dai_get_drvdata(dai);
 	rtd = substream->runtime->private_data;
diff --git a/sound/soc/codecs/adau1977.c b/sound/soc/codecs/adau1977.c
index ae59efb38f26..c193a9f22f59 100644
--- a/sound/soc/codecs/adau1977.c
+++ b/sound/soc/codecs/adau1977.c
@@ -795,7 +795,7 @@ static int adau1977_set_sysclk(struct snd_soc_component *component,
 	struct adau1977 *adau1977 = snd_soc_component_get_drvdata(component);
 	unsigned int mask = 0;
 	unsigned int clk_src;
-	unsigned int ret;
+	int ret;
 
 	if (dir != SND_SOC_CLOCK_IN)
 		return -EINVAL;
diff --git a/sound/soc/qcom/lpass-cdc-dma.c b/sound/soc/qcom/lpass-cdc-dma.c
index 8106c586f68a..2dc8c75c4bf0 100644
--- a/sound/soc/qcom/lpass-cdc-dma.c
+++ b/sound/soc/qcom/lpass-cdc-dma.c
@@ -217,8 +217,9 @@ static int lpass_cdc_dma_daiops_hw_params(struct snd_pcm_substream *substream,
 {
 	struct snd_soc_pcm_runtime *soc_runtime = snd_soc_substream_to_rtd(substream);
 	struct lpaif_dmactl *dmactl = NULL;
-	unsigned int ret, regval;
+	unsigned int regval;
 	unsigned int channels = params_channels(params);
+	int ret;
 	int id;
 
 	switch (channels) {
diff --git a/sound/soc/qcom/lpass-hdmi.c b/sound/soc/qcom/lpass-hdmi.c
index ce753ebc0894..6d9795306cfa 100644
--- a/sound/soc/qcom/lpass-hdmi.c
+++ b/sound/soc/qcom/lpass-hdmi.c
@@ -23,7 +23,6 @@ static int lpass_hdmi_daiops_hw_params(struct snd_pcm_substream *substream,
 	snd_pcm_format_t format = params_format(params);
 	unsigned int rate = params_rate(params);
 	unsigned int channels = params_channels(params);
-	unsigned int ret;
 	int bitwidth;
 	unsigned int word_length;
 	unsigned int ch_sts_buf0;
@@ -33,6 +32,7 @@ static int lpass_hdmi_daiops_hw_params(struct snd_pcm_substream *substream,
 	unsigned int ch = 0;
 	struct lpass_dp_metadata_ctl *meta_ctl = drvdata->meta_ctl;
 	struct lpass_sstream_ctl *sstream_ctl = drvdata->sstream_ctl;
+	int ret;
 
 	bitwidth = snd_pcm_format_width(format);
 	if (bitwidth < 0) {