diff --git a/sound/soc/soc-core.c b/sound/soc/soc-core.c
index 3a4a5c0e3f97..0e1e69c7abd5 100644
--- a/sound/soc/soc-core.c
+++ b/sound/soc/soc-core.c
@@ -1716,6 +1716,7 @@ static int snd_soc_instantiate_card(struct snd_soc_card *card)
 	if (card->remove)
 		card->remove(card);
 
+	snd_soc_dapm_free(&card->dapm);
 	soc_cleanup_card_debugfs(card);
 	snd_card_free(card->snd_card);
 
diff --git a/sound/soc/soc-dapm.c b/sound/soc/soc-dapm.c
index aa327c92480c..e0de8072c514 100644
--- a/sound/soc/soc-dapm.c
+++ b/sound/soc/soc-dapm.c
@@ -358,9 +358,10 @@ static int dapm_kcontrol_data_alloc(struct snd_soc_dapm_widget *widget,
 			data->widget =
 				snd_soc_dapm_new_control_unlocked(widget->dapm,
 				&template);
+			kfree(name);
 			if (!data->widget) {
 				ret = -ENOMEM;
-				goto err_name;
+				goto err_data;
 			}
 		}
 		break;
@@ -389,11 +390,12 @@ static int dapm_kcontrol_data_alloc(struct snd_soc_dapm_widget *widget,
 
 			data->value = template.on_val;
 
-			data->widget = snd_soc_dapm_new_control(widget->dapm,
-					&template);
+			data->widget = snd_soc_dapm_new_control_unlocked(
+						widget->dapm, &template);
+			kfree(name);
 			if (!data->widget) {
 				ret = -ENOMEM;
-				goto err_name;
+				goto err_data;
 			}
 
 			snd_soc_dapm_add_path(widget->dapm, data->widget,
@@ -408,8 +410,6 @@ static int dapm_kcontrol_data_alloc(struct snd_soc_dapm_widget *widget,
 
 	return 0;
 
-err_name:
-	kfree(name);
 err_data:
 	kfree(data);
 	return ret;
@@ -418,8 +418,6 @@ static int dapm_kcontrol_data_alloc(struct snd_soc_dapm_widget *widget,
 static void dapm_kcontrol_free(struct snd_kcontrol *kctl)
 {
 	struct dapm_kcontrol_data *data = snd_kcontrol_chip(kctl);
-	if (data->widget)
-		kfree(data->widget->name);
 	kfree(data->wlist);
 	kfree(data);
 }
@@ -1952,6 +1950,7 @@ static ssize_t dapm_widget_power_read_file(struct file *file,
 					   size_t count, loff_t *ppos)
 {
 	struct snd_soc_dapm_widget *w = file->private_data;
+	struct snd_soc_card *card = w->dapm->card;
 	char *buf;
 	int in, out;
 	ssize_t ret;
@@ -1961,6 +1960,8 @@ static ssize_t dapm_widget_power_read_file(struct file *file,
 	if (!buf)
 		return -ENOMEM;
 
+	mutex_lock(&card->dapm_mutex);
+
 	/* Supply widgets are not handled by is_connected_{input,output}_ep() */
 	if (w->is_supply) {
 		in = 0;
@@ -2007,6 +2008,8 @@ static ssize_t dapm_widget_power_read_file(struct file *file,
 					p->sink->name);
 	}
 
+	mutex_unlock(&card->dapm_mutex);
+
 	ret = simple_read_from_buffer(user_buf, count, ppos, buf, ret);
 
 	kfree(buf);
@@ -2281,11 +2284,15 @@ static ssize_t dapm_widget_show(struct device *dev,
 	struct snd_soc_pcm_runtime *rtd = dev_get_drvdata(dev);
 	int i, count = 0;
 
+	mutex_lock(&rtd->card->dapm_mutex);
+
 	for (i = 0; i < rtd->num_codecs; i++) {
 		struct snd_soc_codec *codec = rtd->codec_dais[i]->codec;
 		count += dapm_widget_show_codec(codec, buf + count);
 	}
 
+	mutex_unlock(&rtd->card->dapm_mutex);
+
 	return count;
 }
 
@@ -3334,16 +3341,10 @@ snd_soc_dapm_new_control_unlocked(struct snd_soc_dapm_context *dapm,
 	}
 
 	prefix = soc_dapm_prefix(dapm);
-	if (prefix) {
+	if (prefix)
 		w->name = kasprintf(GFP_KERNEL, "%s %s", prefix, widget->name);
-		if (widget->sname)
-			w->sname = kasprintf(GFP_KERNEL, "%s %s", prefix,
-					     widget->sname);
-	} else {
+	else
 		w->name = kasprintf(GFP_KERNEL, "%s", widget->name);
-		if (widget->sname)
-			w->sname = kasprintf(GFP_KERNEL, "%s", widget->sname);
-	}
 	if (w->name == NULL) {
 		kfree(w);
 		return NULL;
@@ -3792,7 +3793,7 @@ int snd_soc_dapm_link_dai_widgets(struct snd_soc_card *card)
 				break;
 			}
 
-			if (!w->sname || !strstr(w->sname, dai_w->name))
+			if (!w->sname || !strstr(w->sname, dai_w->sname))
 				continue;
 
 			if (dai_w->id == snd_soc_dapm_dai_in) {