diff --git a/sound/soc/intel/skylake/skl-nhlt.c b/sound/soc/intel/skylake/skl-nhlt.c
index 14d1916ea9f8..7d73648e5f9a 100644
--- a/sound/soc/intel/skylake/skl-nhlt.c
+++ b/sound/soc/intel/skylake/skl-nhlt.c
@@ -25,11 +25,12 @@ static u8 OSC_UUID[16] = {0x6E, 0x88, 0x9F, 0xA6, 0xEB, 0x6C, 0x94, 0x45,
 
 #define DSDT_NHLT_PATH "\\_SB.PCI0.HDAS"
 
-void *skl_nhlt_init(struct device *dev)
+struct nhlt_acpi_table *skl_nhlt_init(struct device *dev)
 {
 	acpi_handle handle;
 	union acpi_object *obj;
 	struct nhlt_resource_desc  *nhlt_ptr = NULL;
+	struct nhlt_acpi_table *nhlt_table = NULL;
 
 	if (ACPI_FAILURE(acpi_get_handle(NULL, DSDT_NHLT_PATH, &handle))) {
 		dev_err(dev, "Requested NHLT device not found\n");
@@ -39,18 +40,20 @@ void *skl_nhlt_init(struct device *dev)
 	obj = acpi_evaluate_dsm(handle, OSC_UUID, 1, 1, NULL);
 	if (obj && obj->type == ACPI_TYPE_BUFFER) {
 		nhlt_ptr = (struct nhlt_resource_desc  *)obj->buffer.pointer;
-
-		return memremap(nhlt_ptr->min_addr, nhlt_ptr->length,
+		nhlt_table = (struct nhlt_acpi_table *)
+				memremap(nhlt_ptr->min_addr, nhlt_ptr->length,
 				MEMREMAP_WB);
+		ACPI_FREE(obj);
+		return nhlt_table;
 	}
 
 	dev_err(dev, "device specific method to extract NHLT blob failed\n");
 	return NULL;
 }
 
-void skl_nhlt_free(void *addr)
+void skl_nhlt_free(struct nhlt_acpi_table *nhlt)
 {
-	memunmap(addr);
+	memunmap((void *) nhlt);
 }
 
 static struct nhlt_specific_cfg *skl_get_specific_cfg(
@@ -120,7 +123,7 @@ struct nhlt_specific_cfg
 	struct hdac_bus *bus = ebus_to_hbus(&skl->ebus);
 	struct device *dev = bus->dev;
 	struct nhlt_specific_cfg *sp_config;
-	struct nhlt_acpi_table *nhlt = (struct nhlt_acpi_table *)skl->nhlt;
+	struct nhlt_acpi_table *nhlt = skl->nhlt;
 	u16 bps = (s_fmt == 16) ? 16 : 32;
 	u8 j;
 
diff --git a/sound/soc/intel/skylake/skl.c b/sound/soc/intel/skylake/skl.c
index 3982f5536f2d..83e985c0c0c9 100644
--- a/sound/soc/intel/skylake/skl.c
+++ b/sound/soc/intel/skylake/skl.c
@@ -643,7 +643,7 @@ static int skl_probe(struct pci_dev *pci,
 		err = skl_machine_device_register(skl,
 				  (void *)pci_id->driver_data);
 		if (err < 0)
-			goto out_free;
+			goto out_nhlt_free;
 
 		err = skl_init_dsp(skl);
 		if (err < 0) {
@@ -693,6 +693,8 @@ static int skl_probe(struct pci_dev *pci,
 	skl_free_dsp(skl);
 out_mach_free:
 	skl_machine_device_unregister(skl);
+out_nhlt_free:
+	skl_nhlt_free(skl->nhlt);
 out_free:
 	skl->init_failed = 1;
 	skl_free(ebus);
@@ -743,6 +745,7 @@ static void skl_remove(struct pci_dev *pci)
 	skl_free_dsp(skl);
 	skl_machine_device_unregister(skl);
 	skl_dmic_device_unregister(skl);
+	skl_nhlt_free(skl->nhlt);
 	skl_free(ebus);
 	dev_set_drvdata(&pci->dev, NULL);
 }
diff --git a/sound/soc/intel/skylake/skl.h b/sound/soc/intel/skylake/skl.h
index 39e16fa7a92b..4b4b3876aea9 100644
--- a/sound/soc/intel/skylake/skl.h
+++ b/sound/soc/intel/skylake/skl.h
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ struct skl {
 	struct platform_device *dmic_dev;
 	struct platform_device *i2s_dev;
 
-	void *nhlt; /* nhlt ptr */
+	struct nhlt_acpi_table *nhlt; /* nhlt ptr */
 	struct skl_sst *skl_sst; /* sst skl ctx */
 
 	struct skl_dsp_resource resource;
@@ -103,8 +103,8 @@ struct skl_dsp_ops {
 int skl_platform_unregister(struct device *dev);
 int skl_platform_register(struct device *dev);
 
-void *skl_nhlt_init(struct device *dev);
-void skl_nhlt_free(void *addr);
+struct nhlt_acpi_table *skl_nhlt_init(struct device *dev);
+void skl_nhlt_free(struct nhlt_acpi_table *addr);
 struct nhlt_specific_cfg *skl_get_ep_blob(struct skl *skl, u32 instance,
 			u8 link_type, u8 s_fmt, u8 no_ch, u32 s_rate, u8 dirn);