diff --git a/sound/isa/wss/wss_lib.c b/sound/isa/wss/wss_lib.c
index 32453f81b95a8d01d3d9d5d7c16d2d19c266a4a3..3a5008837576030685f0018f0aafe71ba8fb8697 100644
--- a/sound/isa/wss/wss_lib.c
+++ b/sound/isa/wss/wss_lib.c
@@ -1531,7 +1531,6 @@ static int snd_wss_playback_open(struct snd_pcm_substream *substream)
 	if (err < 0) {
 		if (chip->release_dma)
 			chip->release_dma(chip, chip->dma_private_data, chip->dma1);
-		snd_free_pages(runtime->dma_area, runtime->dma_bytes);
 		return err;
 	}
 	chip->playback_substream = substream;
@@ -1572,7 +1571,6 @@ static int snd_wss_capture_open(struct snd_pcm_substream *substream)
 	if (err < 0) {
 		if (chip->release_dma)
 			chip->release_dma(chip, chip->dma_private_data, chip->dma2);
-		snd_free_pages(runtime->dma_area, runtime->dma_bytes);
 		return err;
 	}
 	chip->capture_substream = substream;