1 files changed, 4 insertions, 4 deletions

diff --git a/sound/core/seq/seq_timer.c b/sound/core/seq/seq_timer.c
index 160b1bd0cd62..24d44b2f61ac 100644
--- a/sound/core/seq/seq_timer.c
+++ b/sound/core/seq/seq_timer.c
@@ -290,10 +290,10 @@ int snd_seq_timer_open(struct snd_seq_queue *q)
                         tid.device = SNDRV_TIMER_GLOBAL_SYSTEM;
                         err = snd_timer_open(&t, str, &tid, q->queue);
                 }
-                if (err < 0) {
-                        snd_printk(KERN_ERR "seq fatal error: cannot create timer (%i)\n", err);
-                        return err;
-                }
+        }
+        if (err < 0) {
+                snd_printk(KERN_ERR "seq fatal error: cannot create timer (%i)\n", err);
+                return err;
         }
         t->callback = snd_seq_timer_interrupt;
         t->callback_data = q;