diff --git a/sound/isa/sb/emu8000_patch.c b/sound/isa/sb/emu8000_patch.c
index c2e41d2762f70ae84dc80d31e3e6a5f6d7073937..d45a6b9d6437bea97abd5d65dd829c3c92c475f0 100644
--- a/sound/isa/sb/emu8000_patch.c
+++ b/sound/isa/sb/emu8000_patch.c
@@ -165,11 +165,8 @@ snd_emu8000_sample_new(struct snd_emux *rec, struct snd_sf_sample *sp,
 		return 0;
 
 	/* be sure loop points start < end */
-	if (sp->v.loopstart > sp->v.loopend) {
-		int tmp = sp->v.loopstart;
-		sp->v.loopstart = sp->v.loopend;
-		sp->v.loopend = tmp;
-	}
+	if (sp->v.loopstart > sp->v.loopend)
+		swap(sp->v.loopstart, sp->v.loopend);
 
 	/* compute true data size to be loaded */
 	truesize = sp->v.size;