1 files changed, 1 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/sound/pci/ali5451/ali5451.c b/sound/pci/ali5451/ali5451.c
index b458d208720b..aaf4da68969c 100644
--- a/sound/pci/ali5451/ali5451.c
+++ b/sound/pci/ali5451/ali5451.c
@@ -973,7 +973,7 @@ static void snd_ali_free_voice(struct snd_ali * codec,
         void *private_data;
 
         snd_ali_printk("free_voice: channel=%d\n",pvoice->number);
-        if (pvoice == NULL || !pvoice->use)
+        if (!pvoice->use)
                 return;
         snd_ali_clear_voices(codec, pvoice->number, pvoice->number);
         spin_lock_irq(&codec->voice_alloc);