1 files changed, 2 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/sound/core/init.c b/sound/core/init.c
index df46bbc25dc2..8af467df9245 100644
--- a/sound/core/init.c
+++ b/sound/core/init.c
@@ -545,7 +545,8 @@ int snd_card_register(struct snd_card *card)
 {
         int err;
 
-        snd_assert(card != NULL, return -EINVAL);
+        if (snd_BUG_ON(!card))
+                return -EINVAL;
 #ifndef CONFIG_SYSFS_DEPRECATED
         if (!card->card_dev) {
                 card->card_dev = device_create_drvdata(sound_class, card->dev,