diff --git a/sound/core/pcm_native.c b/sound/core/pcm_native.c
index a998f88e3f30e3d17a7d6cdd26702f68b9b14790..9e495244eee2198613b32c6edf05258b77c2d7af 100644
--- a/sound/core/pcm_native.c
+++ b/sound/core/pcm_native.c
@@ -1469,8 +1469,6 @@ static int snd_pcm_drain(struct snd_pcm_substream *substream)
 		}
 	}
 	up_read(&snd_pcm_link_rwsem);
-	if (! num_drecs)
-		goto _error;
 
 	snd_pcm_stream_lock_irq(substream);
 	/* resume pause */