1 files changed, 2 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/sound/isa/sb/sb_common.c b/sound/isa/sb/sb_common.c
index b432d9ae874b..27a651502251 100644
--- a/sound/isa/sb/sb_common.c
+++ b/sound/isa/sb/sb_common.c
@@ -219,7 +219,8 @@ int snd_sbdsp_create(struct snd_card *card,
                 .dev_free =     snd_sbdsp_dev_free,
         };
 
-        snd_assert(r_chip != NULL, return -EINVAL);
+        if (snd_BUG_ON(!r_chip))
+                return -EINVAL;
         *r_chip = NULL;
         chip = kzalloc(sizeof(*chip), GFP_KERNEL);
         if (chip == NULL)