struct sst_block *sst_create_block(struct intel_sst_drv *ctx,
                                        u32 msg_id, u32 drv_id)
 {
-       struct sst_block *msg = NULL;
+       struct sst_block *msg;
 
        dev_dbg(ctx->dev, "Enter\n");
        msg = kzalloc(sizeof(*msg), GFP_KERNEL);
 int sst_wake_up_block(struct intel_sst_drv *ctx, int result,
                u32 drv_id, u32 ipc, void *data, u32 size)
 {
-       struct sst_block *block = NULL;
+       struct sst_block *block;
 
        dev_dbg(ctx->dev, "Enter\n");
 
 
 int sst_free_block(struct intel_sst_drv *ctx, struct sst_block *freed)
 {
-       struct sst_block *block = NULL, *__block;
+       struct sst_block *block, *__block;
 
        dev_dbg(ctx->dev, "Enter\n");
        spin_lock_bh(&ctx->block_lock);