diff --git a/sound/core/oss/pcm_oss.c b/sound/core/oss/pcm_oss.c
index 7417f96cea6e..972eb9d6b177 100644
--- a/sound/core/oss/pcm_oss.c
+++ b/sound/core/oss/pcm_oss.c
@@ -465,7 +465,6 @@ static int snd_pcm_hw_param_near(struct snd_pcm_substream *pcm,
 		v = snd_pcm_hw_param_last(pcm, params, var, dir);
 	else
 		v = snd_pcm_hw_param_first(pcm, params, var, dir);
-	snd_BUG_ON(v < 0);
 	return v;
 }
 
diff --git a/sound/core/pcm_lib.c b/sound/core/pcm_lib.c
index d24bc5fe77ea..f0a6dec3abdd 100644
--- a/sound/core/pcm_lib.c
+++ b/sound/core/pcm_lib.c
@@ -1639,7 +1639,7 @@ int snd_pcm_hw_param_first(struct snd_pcm_substream *pcm,
 		return changed;
 	if (params->rmask) {
 		int err = snd_pcm_hw_refine(pcm, params);
-		if (snd_BUG_ON(err < 0))
+		if (err < 0)
 			return err;
 	}
 	return snd_pcm_hw_param_value(params, var, dir);
@@ -1686,7 +1686,7 @@ int snd_pcm_hw_param_last(struct snd_pcm_substream *pcm,
 		return changed;
 	if (params->rmask) {
 		int err = snd_pcm_hw_refine(pcm, params);
-		if (snd_BUG_ON(err < 0))
+		if (err < 0)
 			return err;
 	}
 	return snd_pcm_hw_param_value(params, var, dir);