diff --git a/sys/dev/sound/pcm/channel.h b/sys/dev/sound/pcm/channel.h
--- a/sys/dev/sound/pcm/channel.h
+++ b/sys/dev/sound/pcm/channel.h
@@ -260,7 +260,7 @@
 int chn_poll(struct pcm_channel *c, int ev, struct thread *td);
 
 int chn_init(struct pcm_channel *c, void *devinfo, int dir, int direction);
-int chn_kill(struct pcm_channel *c);
+void chn_kill(struct pcm_channel *c);
 void chn_shutdown(struct pcm_channel *c);
 int chn_reset(struct pcm_channel *c, u_int32_t fmt, u_int32_t spd);
 int chn_setvolume_multi(struct pcm_channel *c, int vc, int left, int right,
diff --git a/sys/dev/sound/pcm/channel.c b/sys/dev/sound/pcm/channel.c
--- a/sys/dev/sound/pcm/channel.c
+++ b/sys/dev/sound/pcm/channel.c
@@ -1279,11 +1279,13 @@
 	return 0;
 }
 
-int
+void
 chn_kill(struct pcm_channel *c)
 {
-    	struct snd_dbuf *b = c->bufhard;
-    	struct snd_dbuf *bs = c->bufsoft;
+	struct snd_dbuf *b = c->bufhard;
+	struct snd_dbuf *bs = c->bufsoft;
+
+	PCM_BUSYASSERT(c->parentsnddev);
 
 	if (CHN_STARTED(c)) {
 		CHN_LOCK(c);
@@ -1299,8 +1301,8 @@
 	CHN_LOCK(c);
 	c->flags |= CHN_F_DEAD;
 	chn_lockdestroy(c);
-
-	return (0);
+	kobj_delete(c->methods, M_DEVBUF);
+	free(c, M_DEVBUF);
 }
 
 void
diff --git a/sys/dev/sound/pcm/sound.h b/sys/dev/sound/pcm/sound.h
--- a/sys/dev/sound/pcm/sound.h
+++ b/sys/dev/sound/pcm/sound.h
@@ -300,7 +300,6 @@
 int pcm_chnref(struct pcm_channel *c, int ref);
 
 struct pcm_channel *pcm_chn_create(struct snddev_info *d, struct pcm_channel *parent, kobj_class_t cls, int dir, int num, void *devinfo);
-int pcm_chn_destroy(struct pcm_channel *ch);
 int pcm_chn_add(struct snddev_info *d, struct pcm_channel *ch);
 int pcm_chn_remove(struct snddev_info *d, struct pcm_channel *ch);
 
diff --git a/sys/dev/sound/pcm/sound.c b/sys/dev/sound/pcm/sound.c
--- a/sys/dev/sound/pcm/sound.c
+++ b/sys/dev/sound/pcm/sound.c
@@ -515,28 +515,6 @@
 	return (ch);
 }
 
-int
-pcm_chn_destroy(struct pcm_channel *ch)
-{
-	struct snddev_info *d __diagused;
-	int err;
-
-	d = ch->parentsnddev;
-	PCM_BUSYASSERT(d);
-
-	err = chn_kill(ch);
-	if (err) {
-		device_printf(ch->dev, "chn_kill(%s) failed, err = %d\n",
-		    ch->name, err);
-		return (err);
-	}
-
-	kobj_delete(ch->methods, M_DEVBUF);
-	free(ch, M_DEVBUF);
-
-	return (0);
-}
-
 int
 pcm_chn_add(struct snddev_info *d, struct pcm_channel *ch)
 {
@@ -630,7 +608,7 @@
 	if (err) {
 		device_printf(d->dev, "pcm_chn_add(%s) failed, err=%d\n",
 		    ch->name, err);
-		pcm_chn_destroy(ch);
+		chn_kill(ch);
 	}
 
 	return (err);
@@ -678,7 +656,7 @@
 		error = pcm_chn_remove(d, ch);
 		PCM_UNLOCK(d);
 		if (error == 0)
-			pcm_chn_destroy(ch);
+			chn_kill(ch);
 	} while (!CHN_EMPTY(d, channels.pcm));
 }
 
diff --git a/sys/dev/sound/pcm/vchan.c b/sys/dev/sound/pcm/vchan.c
--- a/sys/dev/sound/pcm/vchan.c
+++ b/sys/dev/sound/pcm/vchan.c
@@ -709,7 +709,7 @@
 	ret = pcm_chn_add(d, ch);
 	PCM_UNLOCK(d);
 	if (ret != 0) {
-		pcm_chn_destroy(ch);
+		chn_kill(ch);
 		CHN_LOCK(parent);
 		return (ret);
 	}
@@ -837,7 +837,7 @@
 		PCM_LOCK(d);
 		if (pcm_chn_remove(d, ch) == 0) {
 			PCM_UNLOCK(d);
-			pcm_chn_destroy(ch);
+			chn_kill(ch);
 		} else
 			PCM_UNLOCK(d);
 		CHN_LOCK(parent);
@@ -890,7 +890,7 @@
 
 	/* destroy ourselves */
 	if (ret == 0)
-		ret = pcm_chn_destroy(c);
+		chn_kill(c);
 
 	CHN_LOCK(parent);