diff --git a/sound/firewire/amdtp-stream.c b/sound/firewire/amdtp-stream.c
index 3468419259a0..f1ebb7b468cf 100644
--- a/sound/firewire/amdtp-stream.c
+++ b/sound/firewire/amdtp-stream.c
@@ -447,17 +447,18 @@ static int handle_out_packet(struct amdtp_stream *s, unsigned int data_blocks,
 }
 
 static int handle_in_packet(struct amdtp_stream *s,
-			    unsigned int payload_quadlets, __be32 *buffer,
-			    unsigned int *data_blocks, unsigned int cycle,
-			    unsigned int syt)
+			    unsigned int payload_quadlets, unsigned int cycle)
 {
+	__be32 *buffer;
 	u32 cip_header[2];
-	unsigned int fmt, fdf;
+	unsigned int fmt, fdf, syt;
 	unsigned int data_block_quadlets, data_block_counter, dbc_interval;
+	unsigned int data_blocks;
 	struct snd_pcm_substream *pcm;
 	unsigned int pcm_frames;
 	bool lost;
 
+	buffer = s->buffer.packets[s->packet_index].buffer;
 	cip_header[0] = be32_to_cpu(buffer[0]);
 	cip_header[1] = be32_to_cpu(buffer[1]);
 
@@ -472,7 +473,7 @@ static int handle_in_packet(struct amdtp_stream *s,
 		dev_info_ratelimited(&s->unit->device,
 				"Invalid CIP header for AMDTP: %08X:%08X\n",
 				cip_header[0], cip_header[1]);
-		*data_blocks = 0;
+		data_blocks = 0;
 		pcm_frames = 0;
 		goto end;
 	}
@@ -483,7 +484,7 @@ static int handle_in_packet(struct amdtp_stream *s,
 		dev_info_ratelimited(&s->unit->device,
 				     "Detect unexpected protocol: %08x %08x\n",
 				     cip_header[0], cip_header[1]);
-		*data_blocks = 0;
+		data_blocks = 0;
 		pcm_frames = 0;
 		goto end;
 	}
@@ -492,7 +493,7 @@ static int handle_in_packet(struct amdtp_stream *s,
 	fdf = (cip_header[1] & CIP_FDF_MASK) >> CIP_FDF_SHIFT;
 	if (payload_quadlets < 3 ||
 	    (fmt == CIP_FMT_AM && fdf == AMDTP_FDF_NO_DATA)) {
-		*data_blocks = 0;
+		data_blocks = 0;
 	} else {
 		data_block_quadlets =
 			(cip_header[0] & CIP_DBS_MASK) >> CIP_DBS_SHIFT;
@@ -506,12 +507,12 @@ static int handle_in_packet(struct amdtp_stream *s,
 		if (s->flags & CIP_WRONG_DBS)
 			data_block_quadlets = s->data_block_quadlets;
 
-		*data_blocks = (payload_quadlets - 2) / data_block_quadlets;
+		data_blocks = (payload_quadlets - 2) / data_block_quadlets;
 	}
 
 	/* Check data block counter continuity */
 	data_block_counter = cip_header[0] & CIP_DBC_MASK;
-	if (*data_blocks == 0 && (s->flags & CIP_EMPTY_HAS_WRONG_DBC) &&
+	if (data_blocks == 0 && (s->flags & CIP_EMPTY_HAS_WRONG_DBC) &&
 	    s->data_block_counter != UINT_MAX)
 		data_block_counter = s->data_block_counter;
 
@@ -522,10 +523,10 @@ static int handle_in_packet(struct amdtp_stream *s,
 	} else if (!(s->flags & CIP_DBC_IS_END_EVENT)) {
 		lost = data_block_counter != s->data_block_counter;
 	} else {
-		if ((*data_blocks > 0) && (s->tx_dbc_interval > 0))
+		if (data_blocks > 0 && s->tx_dbc_interval > 0)
 			dbc_interval = s->tx_dbc_interval;
 		else
-			dbc_interval = *data_blocks;
+			dbc_interval = data_blocks;
 
 		lost = data_block_counter !=
 		       ((s->data_block_counter + dbc_interval) & 0xff);
@@ -538,13 +539,14 @@ static int handle_in_packet(struct amdtp_stream *s,
 		return -EIO;
 	}
 
-	pcm_frames = s->process_data_blocks(s, buffer + 2, *data_blocks, &syt);
+	syt = be32_to_cpu(buffer[1]) & CIP_SYT_MASK;
+	pcm_frames = s->process_data_blocks(s, buffer + 2, data_blocks, &syt);
 
 	if (s->flags & CIP_DBC_IS_END_EVENT)
 		s->data_block_counter = data_block_counter;
 	else
 		s->data_block_counter =
-				(data_block_counter + *data_blocks) & 0xff;
+				(data_block_counter + data_blocks) & 0xff;
 end:
 	if (queue_in_packet(s) < 0)
 		return -EIO;
@@ -618,10 +620,9 @@ static void in_stream_callback(struct fw_iso_context *context, u32 tstamp,
 			       void *private_data)
 {
 	struct amdtp_stream *s = private_data;
-	unsigned int p, syt, packets;
+	unsigned int i, packets;
 	unsigned int payload_quadlets, max_payload_quadlets;
-	unsigned int data_blocks;
-	__be32 *buffer, *headers = header;
+	__be32 *headers = header;
 	u32 cycle;
 
 	if (s->packet_index < 0)
@@ -638,13 +639,12 @@ static void in_stream_callback(struct fw_iso_context *context, u32 tstamp,
 	/* For buffer-over-run prevention. */
 	max_payload_quadlets = amdtp_stream_get_max_payload(s) / 4;
 
-	for (p = 0; p < packets; p++) {
+	for (i = 0; i < packets; i++) {
 		cycle = increment_cycle_count(cycle, 1);
-		buffer = s->buffer.packets[s->packet_index].buffer;
 
 		/* The number of quadlets in this packet */
 		payload_quadlets =
-			(be32_to_cpu(headers[p]) >> ISO_DATA_LENGTH_SHIFT) / 4;
+			(be32_to_cpu(headers[i]) >> ISO_DATA_LENGTH_SHIFT) / 4;
 		if (payload_quadlets > max_payload_quadlets) {
 			dev_err(&s->unit->device,
 				"Detect jumbo payload: %02x %02x\n",
@@ -652,14 +652,12 @@ static void in_stream_callback(struct fw_iso_context *context, u32 tstamp,
 			break;
 		}
 
-		syt = be32_to_cpu(buffer[1]) & CIP_SYT_MASK;
-		if (handle_in_packet(s, payload_quadlets, buffer,
-						&data_blocks, cycle, syt) < 0)
+		if (handle_in_packet(s, payload_quadlets, cycle) < 0)
 			break;
 	}
 
 	/* Queueing error or detecting invalid payload. */
-	if (p < packets) {
+	if (i < packets) {
 		s->packet_index = -1;
 		amdtp_stream_pcm_abort(s);
 		return;