diff --git a/sound/core/oss/mixer_oss.c b/sound/core/oss/mixer_oss.c
index eb1a6229a..bfed82a3a 100755
--- a/sound/core/oss/mixer_oss.c
+++ b/sound/core/oss/mixer_oss.c
@@ -957,8 +957,8 @@ static void snd_mixer_oss_slot_free(struct snd_mixer_oss_slot *chn)
 	struct slot *p = chn->private_data;
 	if (p) {
 		if (p->allocated && p->assigned) {
-			kfree(p->assigned->name);
-			kfree(p->assigned);
+			kfree_const(p->assigned->name);
+			kfree_const(p->assigned);
 		}
 		kfree(p);
 	}