1 files changed, 2 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/sound/isa/sb/emu8000_patch.c b/sound/isa/sb/emu8000_patch.c
index 1be16c9700f0..c99c6078be33 100644
--- a/sound/isa/sb/emu8000_patch.c
+++ b/sound/isa/sb/emu8000_patch.c
@@ -156,7 +156,8 @@ snd_emu8000_sample_new(struct snd_emux *rec, struct snd_sf_sample *sp,
         struct snd_emu8000 *emu;
 
         emu = rec->hw;
-        snd_assert(sp != NULL, return -EINVAL);
+        if (snd_BUG_ON(!sp))
+                return -EINVAL;
 
         if (sp->v.size == 0)
                 return 0;