diff --git a/src/include/sof/audio/buffer.h b/src/include/sof/audio/buffer.h
index c461d19c6977..874b9fa7e979 100644
--- a/src/include/sof/audio/buffer.h
+++ b/src/include/sof/audio/buffer.h
@@ -208,13 +208,15 @@ int buffer_set_params(struct comp_buffer *buffer,
 bool buffer_params_match(struct comp_buffer *buffer,
 			 struct sof_ipc_stream_params *params, uint32_t flag);
 
-static inline void buffer_stream_invalidate(struct comp_buffer *buffer, uint32_t bytes)
+static inline void buffer_stream_invalidate(struct comp_buffer *buffer,
+					    uint32_t bytes)
 {
 	if (buffer->is_shared)
 		audio_stream_invalidate(&buffer->stream, bytes);
 }
 
-static inline void buffer_stream_writeback(struct comp_buffer *buffer, uint32_t bytes)
+static inline void buffer_stream_writeback(struct comp_buffer *buffer,
+					   uint32_t bytes)
 {
 	if (buffer->is_shared)
 		audio_stream_writeback(&buffer->stream, bytes);
@@ -249,10 +251,8 @@ void buffer_detach(struct comp_buffer *buffer, struct list_item *head, int dir);
 
 static inline struct comp_dev *buffer_get_comp(struct comp_buffer *buffer, int dir)
 {
-	struct comp_buffer *buffer_c = buffer_acquire(buffer);
-	struct comp_dev *comp = dir == PPL_DIR_DOWNSTREAM ? buffer_c->sink :
-		buffer_c->source;
-	buffer_release(buffer_c);
+	struct comp_dev *comp = dir == PPL_DIR_DOWNSTREAM ? buffer->sink :
+		buffer->source;
 	return comp;
 }