diff --git a/sound/firewire/oxfw/oxfw.c b/sound/firewire/oxfw/oxfw.c
index 5f82a375725af41c97a13e26564d2e794a14c144..4ecaf69569dcbf452aa3e4a0e634c2a89e0d328a 100644
--- a/sound/firewire/oxfw/oxfw.c
+++ b/sound/firewire/oxfw/oxfw.c
@@ -170,9 +170,6 @@ static int detect_quirks(struct snd_oxfw *oxfw)
 		oxfw->midi_input_ports = 0;
 		oxfw->midi_output_ports = 0;
 
-		/* Output stream exists but no data channels are useful. */
-		oxfw->has_output = false;
-
 		return snd_oxfw_scs1x_add(oxfw);
 	}