ret = PTR_ERR(data->widget);
                                goto err_data;
                        }
-                       if (!data->widget) {
-                               ret = -ENOMEM;
-                               goto err_data;
-                       }
                }
                break;
        case snd_soc_dapm_demux:
                                ret = PTR_ERR(data->widget);
                                goto err_data;
                        }
-                       if (!data->widget) {
-                               ret = -ENOMEM;
-                               goto err_data;
-                       }
 
                        snd_soc_dapm_add_path(widget->dapm, data->widget,
                                              widget, NULL, NULL);
 
        mutex_lock_nested(&dapm->card->dapm_mutex, SND_SOC_DAPM_CLASS_RUNTIME);
        w = snd_soc_dapm_new_control_unlocked(dapm, widget);
-       /* Do not nag about probe deferrals */
-       if (IS_ERR(w)) {
-               int ret = PTR_ERR(w);
-
-               if (ret != -EPROBE_DEFER)
-                       dev_err(dapm->dev,
-                               "ASoC: Failed to create DAPM control %s (%d)\n",
-                               widget->name, ret);
-               goto out_unlock;
-       }
-       if (!w)
-               dev_err(dapm->dev,
-                       "ASoC: Failed to create DAPM control %s\n",
-                       widget->name);
-
-out_unlock:
        mutex_unlock(&dapm->card->dapm_mutex);
+
        return w;
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(snd_soc_dapm_new_control);
        int ret;
 
        if ((w = dapm_cnew_widget(widget)) == NULL)
-               return NULL;
+               return ERR_PTR(-ENOMEM);
 
        switch (w->id) {
        case snd_soc_dapm_regulator_supply:
                w->regulator = devm_regulator_get(dapm->dev, w->name);
                if (IS_ERR(w->regulator)) {
                        ret = PTR_ERR(w->regulator);
-                       if (ret == -EPROBE_DEFER)
-                               return ERR_PTR(ret);
-                       dev_err(dapm->dev, "ASoC: Failed to request %s: %d\n",
-                               w->name, ret);
-                       return NULL;
+                       goto request_failed;
                }
 
                if (w->on_val & SND_SOC_DAPM_REGULATOR_BYPASS) {
                        ret = regulator_allow_bypass(w->regulator, true);
                        if (ret != 0)
-                               dev_warn(w->dapm->dev,
+                               dev_warn(dapm->dev,
                                         "ASoC: Failed to bypass %s: %d\n",
                                         w->name, ret);
                }
                w->pinctrl = devm_pinctrl_get(dapm->dev);
                if (IS_ERR(w->pinctrl)) {
                        ret = PTR_ERR(w->pinctrl);
-                       if (ret == -EPROBE_DEFER)
-                               return ERR_PTR(ret);
-                       dev_err(dapm->dev, "ASoC: Failed to request %s: %d\n",
-                               w->name, ret);
-                       return NULL;
+                       goto request_failed;
                }
                break;
        case snd_soc_dapm_clock_supply:
                w->clk = devm_clk_get(dapm->dev, w->name);
                if (IS_ERR(w->clk)) {
                        ret = PTR_ERR(w->clk);
-                       if (ret == -EPROBE_DEFER)
-                               return ERR_PTR(ret);
-                       dev_err(dapm->dev, "ASoC: Failed to request %s: %d\n",
-                               w->name, ret);
-                       return NULL;
+                       goto request_failed;
                }
                break;
        default:
                w->name = kstrdup_const(widget->name, GFP_KERNEL);
        if (w->name == NULL) {
                kfree(w);
-               return NULL;
+               return ERR_PTR(-ENOMEM);
        }
 
        switch (w->id) {
        /* machine layer sets up unconnected pins and insertions */
        w->connected = 1;
        return w;
+
+request_failed:
+       if (ret != -EPROBE_DEFER)
+               dev_err(dapm->dev, "ASoC: Failed to request %s: %d\n",
+                       w->name, ret);
+
+       return ERR_PTR(ret);
 }
 
 /**
                w = snd_soc_dapm_new_control_unlocked(dapm, widget);
                if (IS_ERR(w)) {
                        ret = PTR_ERR(w);
-                       /* Do not nag about probe deferrals */
-                       if (ret == -EPROBE_DEFER)
-                               break;
-                       dev_err(dapm->dev,
-                               "ASoC: Failed to create DAPM control %s (%d)\n",
-                               widget->name, ret);
-                       break;
-               }
-               if (!w) {
-                       dev_err(dapm->dev,
-                               "ASoC: Failed to create DAPM control %s\n",
-                               widget->name);
-                       ret = -ENOMEM;
                        break;
                }
                widget++;
        dev_dbg(card->dev, "ASoC: adding %s widget\n", link_name);
 
        w = snd_soc_dapm_new_control_unlocked(&card->dapm, &template);
-       if (IS_ERR(w)) {
-               ret = PTR_ERR(w);
-               /* Do not nag about probe deferrals */
-               if (ret != -EPROBE_DEFER)
-                       dev_err(card->dev,
-                               "ASoC: Failed to create %s widget (%d)\n",
-                               link_name, ret);
-               goto outfree_kcontrol_news;
-       }
-       if (!w) {
-               dev_err(card->dev, "ASoC: Failed to create %s widget\n",
-                       link_name);
-               ret = -ENOMEM;
+       if (IS_ERR(w))
                goto outfree_kcontrol_news;
-       }
 
        w->params = params;
        w->num_params = num_params;
                        template.name);
 
                w = snd_soc_dapm_new_control_unlocked(dapm, &template);
-               if (IS_ERR(w)) {
-                       int ret = PTR_ERR(w);
-
-                       /* Do not nag about probe deferrals */
-                       if (ret != -EPROBE_DEFER)
-                               dev_err(dapm->dev,
-                               "ASoC: Failed to create %s widget (%d)\n",
-                               dai->driver->playback.stream_name, ret);
-                       return ret;
-               }
-               if (!w) {
-                       dev_err(dapm->dev, "ASoC: Failed to create %s widget\n",
-                               dai->driver->playback.stream_name);
-                       return -ENOMEM;
-               }
+               if (IS_ERR(w))
+                       return PTR_ERR(w);
 
                w->priv = dai;
                dai->playback_widget = w;
                        template.name);
 
                w = snd_soc_dapm_new_control_unlocked(dapm, &template);
-               if (IS_ERR(w)) {
-                       int ret = PTR_ERR(w);
-
-                       /* Do not nag about probe deferrals */
-                       if (ret != -EPROBE_DEFER)
-                               dev_err(dapm->dev,
-                               "ASoC: Failed to create %s widget (%d)\n",
-                               dai->driver->playback.stream_name, ret);
-                       return ret;
-               }
-               if (!w) {
-                       dev_err(dapm->dev, "ASoC: Failed to create %s widget\n",
-                               dai->driver->capture.stream_name);
-                       return -ENOMEM;
-               }
+               if (IS_ERR(w))
+                       return PTR_ERR(w);
 
                w->priv = dai;
                dai->capture_widget = w;