diff --git a/drivers/staging/most/aim-sound/sound.c b/drivers/staging/most/aim-sound/sound.c
index f08545c56110..4d3376340daa 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/most/aim-sound/sound.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/most/aim-sound/sound.c
@@ -279,7 +279,7 @@ static int pcm_open(struct snd_pcm_substream *substream)
 	channel->substream = substream;
 
 	if (cfg->direction == MOST_CH_TX) {
-		channel->playback_task = kthread_run(&playback_thread, channel,
+		channel->playback_task = kthread_run(playback_thread, channel,
 						     "most_audio_playback");
 		if (IS_ERR(channel->playback_task)) {
 			pr_err("Couldn't start thread\n");
diff --git a/drivers/staging/most/mostcore/core.c b/drivers/staging/most/mostcore/core.c
index 0045c10413eb..1905547bf990 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/most/mostcore/core.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/most/mostcore/core.c
@@ -1204,7 +1204,8 @@ static int hdm_enqueue_thread(void *data)
 static int run_enqueue_thread(struct most_c_obj *c, int channel_id)
 {
 	struct task_struct *task =
-		kthread_run(&hdm_enqueue_thread, c, "hdm_fifo_%d", channel_id);
+		kthread_run(hdm_enqueue_thread, c, "hdm_fifo_%d",
+			    channel_id);
 
 	if (IS_ERR(task))
 		return PTR_ERR(task);