1 files changed, 6 insertions, 4 deletions

diff --git a/sound/pci/ak4531_codec.c b/sound/pci/ak4531_codec.c
index 33d37b1c42fc..0f819ddb3ebf 100644
--- a/sound/pci/ak4531_codec.c
+++ b/sound/pci/ak4531_codec.c
@@ -392,9 +392,10 @@ int __devinit snd_ak4531_mixer(struct snd_card *card,
                 .dev_free =     snd_ak4531_dev_free,
         };
 
-        snd_assert(rak4531 != NULL, return -EINVAL);
-        *rak4531 = NULL;
-        snd_assert(card != NULL && _ak4531 != NULL, return -EINVAL);
+        if (snd_BUG_ON(!card || !_ak4531))
+                return -EINVAL;
+        if (rak4531)
+                *rak4531 = NULL;
         ak4531 = kzalloc(sizeof(*ak4531), GFP_KERNEL);
         if (ak4531 == NULL)
                 return -ENOMEM;
@@ -428,7 +429,8 @@ int __devinit snd_ak4531_mixer(struct snd_card *card,
 #if 0
         snd_ak4531_dump(ak4531);
 #endif
-        *rak4531 = ak4531;
+        if (rak4531)
+                *rak4531 = ak4531;
         return 0;
 }