diff --git a/src/audio/module_adapter/module_adapter.c b/src/audio/module_adapter/module_adapter.c
index 0e5aa1f42082..defba3a3785c 100644
--- a/src/audio/module_adapter/module_adapter.c
+++ b/src/audio/module_adapter/module_adapter.c
@@ -422,9 +422,9 @@ int module_adapter_prepare(struct comp_dev *dev)
 	mod->output_buffer_size = buff_size;
 
 	/* allocate memory for input buffer data */
-	list_for_item(blist, &dev->bsource_list) {
-		size_t size = MAX(mod->deep_buff_bytes, mod->period_bytes);
+	size_t size = MAX(mod->deep_buff_bytes, mod->period_bytes);
 
+	list_for_item(blist, &dev->bsource_list) {
 		mod->input_buffers[i].data = rballoc(memory_flags, size);
 		if (!mod->input_buffers[i].data) {
 			comp_err(mod->dev, "Failed to alloc input buffer data");
diff --git a/src/ipc/ipc-helper.c b/src/ipc/ipc-helper.c
index 896fedf15463..0b34915ea26f 100644
--- a/src/ipc/ipc-helper.c
+++ b/src/ipc/ipc-helper.c
@@ -175,7 +175,6 @@ int comp_verify_params(struct comp_dev *dev, uint32_t flag,
 		 * there's just nothing to update
 		 */
 		comp_dbg(dev, "no connected buffers");
-		return 0;
 	} else {
 		/* for other components we iterate over all downstream buffers
 		 * (for playback) or upstream buffers (for capture).