diff --git a/sound/soc/sof/core.c b/sound/soc/sof/core.c
index 805918d3bcc0..e770ccbe0996 100644
--- a/sound/soc/sof/core.c
+++ b/sound/soc/sof/core.c
@@ -394,7 +394,7 @@ static int sof_probe_continue(struct snd_sof_dev *sdev)
 	if (ret < 0) {
 		dev_err(sdev->dev,
 			"error: failed to register DSP DAI driver %d\n", ret);
-		goto fw_run_err;
+		goto fw_trace_err;
 	}
 
 	drv_name = plat_data->machine->drv_name;
@@ -408,7 +408,7 @@ static int sof_probe_continue(struct snd_sof_dev *sdev)
 
 	if (IS_ERR(plat_data->pdev_mach)) {
 		ret = PTR_ERR(plat_data->pdev_mach);
-		goto fw_run_err;
+		goto fw_trace_err;
 	}
 
 	dev_dbg(sdev->dev, "created machine %s\n",
@@ -420,6 +420,8 @@ static int sof_probe_continue(struct snd_sof_dev *sdev)
 	return 0;
 
 #if !IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_SND_SOC_SOF_PROBE_WORK_QUEUE)
+fw_trace_err:
+	snd_sof_free_trace(sdev);
 fw_run_err:
 	snd_sof_fw_unload(sdev);
 fw_load_err:
@@ -437,6 +439,7 @@ static int sof_probe_continue(struct snd_sof_dev *sdev)
 	 * snd_sof_device_remove() when the PCI/ACPI device is removed
 	 */
 
+fw_trace_err:
 fw_run_err:
 fw_load_err:
 ipc_err: