diff --git a/sound/pci/rme9652/hdsp.c b/sound/pci/rme9652/hdsp.c
index c19e021ccf668af1aadec6377b1d3e1ebca9b090..468a95cdce70e74b5e5ce15369cc343bbdda419b 100644
--- a/sound/pci/rme9652/hdsp.c
+++ b/sound/pci/rme9652/hdsp.c
@@ -2806,7 +2806,8 @@ static int snd_hdsp_get_adat_sync_check(struct snd_kcontrol *kcontrol, struct sn
 	struct hdsp *hdsp = snd_kcontrol_chip(kcontrol);
 
 	offset = ucontrol->id.index - 1;
-	snd_BUG_ON(offset < 0);
+	if (snd_BUG_ON(offset < 0))
+		return -EINVAL;
 
 	switch (hdsp->io_type) {
 	case Digiface: