diff --git a/sys/dev/sound/pcm/feeder.c b/sys/dev/sound/pcm/feeder.c
index 91bdb66311cc..851957439a35 100644
--- a/sys/dev/sound/pcm/feeder.c
+++ b/sys/dev/sound/pcm/feeder.c
@@ -137,7 +137,7 @@ feeder_create(struct feeder_class *fc, struct pcm_feederdesc *desc)
 	struct pcm_feeder *f;
 	int err;
 
-	f = (struct pcm_feeder *)kobj_create((kobj_class_t)fc, M_FEEDER, M_NOWAIT | M_ZERO);
+	f = (struct pcm_feeder *)kobj_create((kobj_class_t)fc, M_FEEDER, M_WAITOK | M_ZERO);
 	if (f == NULL)
 		return NULL;
 
diff --git a/sys/dev/sound/pcm/feeder_fmt.c b/sys/dev/sound/pcm/feeder_fmt.c
index b4fa4f3ff796..72de901318cc 100644
--- a/sys/dev/sound/pcm/feeder_fmt.c
+++ b/sys/dev/sound/pcm/feeder_fmt.c
@@ -209,8 +209,8 @@ FEEDER_DECLARE(feeder_8to16le, 0, NULL);
 static int
 feed_16to8_init(struct pcm_feeder *f)
 {
-	f->data = malloc(FEEDBUFSZ, M_FMTFEEDER, M_NOWAIT | M_ZERO);
-	return (f->data)? 0 : ENOMEM;
+	f->data = malloc(FEEDBUFSZ, M_FMTFEEDER, M_WAITOK | M_ZERO);
+	return 0;
 }
 
 static int
@@ -318,8 +318,8 @@ FEEDER_DECLARE(feeder_monotostereo16, 0, NULL);
 static int
 feed_stereotomono8_init(struct pcm_feeder *f)
 {
-	f->data = malloc(FEEDBUFSZ, M_FMTFEEDER, M_NOWAIT | M_ZERO);
-	return (f->data)? 0 : ENOMEM;
+	f->data = malloc(FEEDBUFSZ, M_FMTFEEDER, M_WAITOK | M_ZERO);
+	return 0;
 }
 
 static int
@@ -363,8 +363,8 @@ FEEDER_DECLARE(feeder_stereotomono8, 1, NULL);
 static int
 feed_stereotomono16_init(struct pcm_feeder *f)
 {
-	f->data = malloc(FEEDBUFSZ, M_FMTFEEDER, M_NOWAIT | M_ZERO);
-	return (f->data)? 0 : ENOMEM;
+	f->data = malloc(FEEDBUFSZ, M_FMTFEEDER, M_WAITOK | M_ZERO);
+	return 0;
 }
 
 static int
diff --git a/sys/dev/sound/pcm/feeder_rate.c b/sys/dev/sound/pcm/feeder_rate.c
index 92454c9bb4b6..4dfff2ef64c1 100644
--- a/sys/dev/sound/pcm/feeder_rate.c
+++ b/sys/dev/sound/pcm/feeder_rate.c
@@ -249,10 +249,7 @@ feed_rate_init(struct pcm_feeder *f)
 {
 	struct feed_rate_info *info;
 
-	info = malloc(sizeof(*info), M_RATEFEEDER, M_NOWAIT | M_ZERO);
-	if (info == NULL)
-		return ENOMEM;
-
+	info = malloc(sizeof(*info), M_RATEFEEDER, M_WAITOK | M_ZERO);
 	info->src = DSP_DEFAULT_SPEED;
 	info->dst = DSP_DEFAULT_SPEED;
 	info->channels = 2;