1 files changed, 4 insertions, 11 deletions

diff --git a/sound/soc/fsl/fsl_ssi.c b/sound/soc/fsl/fsl_ssi.c
index 6ac87300d45d..cdbb641ef518 100644
--- a/sound/soc/fsl/fsl_ssi.c
+++ b/sound/soc/fsl/fsl_ssi.c
@@ -469,19 +469,12 @@ static int fsl_ssi_startup(struct snd_pcm_substream *substream,
                          * parameters, then the second stream may be
                          * constrained to the wrong sample rate or size.
                          */
-                        if (!first_runtime->sample_bits) {
-                                dev_err(substream->pcm->card->dev,
-                                        "set sample size in %s stream first\n",
-                                        substream->stream ==
-                                        SNDRV_PCM_STREAM_PLAYBACK
-                                        ? "capture" : "playback");
-                                return -EAGAIN;
-                        }
-
-                        snd_pcm_hw_constraint_minmax(substream->runtime,
-                                SNDRV_PCM_HW_PARAM_SAMPLE_BITS,
+                        if (first_runtime->sample_bits) {
+                                snd_pcm_hw_constraint_minmax(substream->runtime,
+                                                SNDRV_PCM_HW_PARAM_SAMPLE_BITS,
                                 first_runtime->sample_bits,
                                 first_runtime->sample_bits);
+                        }
                 }
 
                 ssi_private->second_stream = substream;