diff --git a/drivers/tee/qcomtee/call.c b/drivers/tee/qcomtee/call.c
index 65f9140d4e1f..8f8830f0df26 100644
--- a/drivers/tee/qcomtee/call.c
+++ b/drivers/tee/qcomtee/call.c
@@ -395,9 +395,7 @@ static int qcomtee_object_invoke(struct tee_context *ctx,
 				 struct tee_ioctl_object_invoke_arg *arg,
 				 struct tee_param *params)
 {
-	struct qcomtee_object_invoke_ctx *oic __free(kfree) = NULL;
 	struct qcomtee_context_data *ctxdata = ctx->data;
-	struct qcomtee_arg *u __free(kfree) = NULL;
 	struct qcomtee_object *object;
 	int i, ret, result;
 
@@ -412,12 +410,14 @@ static int qcomtee_object_invoke(struct tee_context *ctx,
 	}
 
 	/* Otherwise, invoke a QTEE object: */
-	oic = qcomtee_object_invoke_ctx_alloc(ctx);
+	struct qcomtee_object_invoke_ctx *oic __free(kfree) =
+		qcomtee_object_invoke_ctx_alloc(ctx);
 	if (!oic)
 		return -ENOMEM;
 
 	/* +1 for ending QCOMTEE_ARG_TYPE_INV. */
-	u = kcalloc(arg->num_params + 1, sizeof(*u), GFP_KERNEL);
+	struct qcomtee_arg *u __free(kfree) = kcalloc(arg->num_params + 1, sizeof(*u),
+						      GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (!u)
 		return -ENOMEM;
 
@@ -562,9 +562,8 @@ static int qcomtee_supp_send(struct tee_context *ctx, u32 errno, u32 num_params,
 
 static int qcomtee_open(struct tee_context *ctx)
 {
-	struct qcomtee_context_data *ctxdata __free(kfree) = NULL;
-
-	ctxdata = kzalloc(sizeof(*ctxdata), GFP_KERNEL);
+	struct qcomtee_context_data *ctxdata __free(kfree) = kzalloc(sizeof(*ctxdata),
+								     GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (!ctxdata)
 		return -ENOMEM;
 
@@ -645,12 +644,12 @@ static void qcomtee_get_version(struct tee_device *teedev,
 static void qcomtee_get_qtee_feature_list(struct tee_context *ctx, u32 id,
 					  u32 *version)
 {
-	struct qcomtee_object_invoke_ctx *oic __free(kfree) = NULL;
 	struct qcomtee_object *client_env, *service;
 	struct qcomtee_arg u[3] = { 0 };
 	int result;
 
-	oic = qcomtee_object_invoke_ctx_alloc(ctx);
+	struct qcomtee_object_invoke_ctx *oic __free(kfree) =
+		qcomtee_object_invoke_ctx_alloc(ctx);
 	if (!oic)
 		return;
 
diff --git a/drivers/tee/qcomtee/mem_obj.c b/drivers/tee/qcomtee/mem_obj.c
index 228a3e30a31b..a16f8fc39b8d 100644
--- a/drivers/tee/qcomtee/mem_obj.c
+++ b/drivers/tee/qcomtee/mem_obj.c
@@ -88,11 +88,11 @@ int qcomtee_memobj_param_to_object(struct qcomtee_object **object,
 				   struct tee_param *param,
 				   struct tee_context *ctx)
 {
-	struct qcomtee_mem_object *mem_object __free(kfree) = NULL;
 	struct tee_shm *shm;
 	int err;
 
-	mem_object = kzalloc(sizeof(*mem_object), GFP_KERNEL);
+	struct qcomtee_mem_object *mem_object __free(kfree) = kzalloc(sizeof(*mem_object),
+								      GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (!mem_object)
 		return -ENOMEM;
 
diff --git a/drivers/tee/qcomtee/user_obj.c b/drivers/tee/qcomtee/user_obj.c
index 0139905f2684..6aa3aefd67f0 100644
--- a/drivers/tee/qcomtee/user_obj.c
+++ b/drivers/tee/qcomtee/user_obj.c
@@ -228,10 +228,10 @@ static int qcomtee_user_object_dispatch(struct qcomtee_object_invoke_ctx *oic,
 {
 	struct qcomtee_user_object *uo = to_qcomtee_user_object(object);
 	struct qcomtee_context_data *ctxdata = uo->ctx->data;
-	struct qcomtee_ureq *ureq __free(kfree) = NULL;
 	int errno;
 
-	ureq = kzalloc(sizeof(*ureq), GFP_KERNEL);
+	struct qcomtee_ureq *ureq __free(kfree) = kzalloc(sizeof(*ureq),
+							  GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (!ureq)
 		return -ENOMEM;
 
@@ -367,10 +367,10 @@ int qcomtee_user_param_to_object(struct qcomtee_object **object,
 				 struct tee_param *param,
 				 struct tee_context *ctx)
 {
-	struct qcomtee_user_object *user_object __free(kfree) = NULL;
 	int err;
 
-	user_object = kzalloc(sizeof(*user_object), GFP_KERNEL);
+	struct qcomtee_user_object *user_object __free(kfree) =
+		kzalloc(sizeof(*user_object), GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (!user_object)
 		return -ENOMEM;