1 files changed, 6 insertions, 3 deletions

diff --git a/sound/oss/emu10k1/midi.c b/sound/oss/emu10k1/midi.c
index 959a96794dba..25ae8e4a488d 100644
--- a/sound/oss/emu10k1/midi.c
+++ b/sound/oss/emu10k1/midi.c
@@ -65,7 +65,8 @@ static int midiin_add_buffer(struct emu10k1_mididevice *midi_dev, struct midi_hd
 
         init_midi_hdr(midihdr);
 
-        if ((midihdr->data = (u8 *) kmalloc(MIDIIN_BUFLEN, GFP_KERNEL)) == NULL) {
+        midihdr->data = kmalloc(MIDIIN_BUFLEN, GFP_KERNEL);
+        if (!midihdr->data) {
                 ERROR();
                 kfree(midihdr);
                 return -1;
@@ -334,7 +335,8 @@ static ssize_t emu10k1_midi_write(struct file *file, const char __user *buffer,
         midihdr->bytesrecorded = 0;
         midihdr->flags = 0;
 
-        if ((midihdr->data = (u8 *) kmalloc(count, GFP_KERNEL)) == NULL) {
+        midihdr->data = kmalloc(count, GFP_KERNEL);
+        if (!midihdr->data) {
                 ERROR();
                 kfree(midihdr);
                 return -EINVAL;
@@ -545,7 +547,8 @@ int emu10k1_seq_midi_out(int dev, unsigned char midi_byte)
         midihdr->bytesrecorded = 0;
         midihdr->flags = 0;
 
-        if ((midihdr->data = (u8 *) kmalloc(1, GFP_KERNEL)) == NULL) {
+        midihdr->data = kmalloc(1, GFP_KERNEL);
+        if (!midihdr->data) {
                 ERROR();
                 kfree(midihdr);
                 return -EINVAL;