diff --git a/sound/sparc/cs4231.c b/sound/sparc/cs4231.c
index b47f6fe6277fd72aadfeadda3eddb623a3215291..dbb1b625eb2f59b5fd536fc33c0679b054095652 100644
--- a/sound/sparc/cs4231.c
+++ b/sound/sparc/cs4231.c
@@ -907,19 +907,24 @@ static int snd_cs4231_playback_prepare(struct snd_pcm_substream *substream)
 	struct snd_cs4231 *chip = snd_pcm_substream_chip(substream);
 	struct snd_pcm_runtime *runtime = substream->runtime;
 	unsigned long flags;
+	int ret = 0;
 
 	spin_lock_irqsave(&chip->lock, flags);
 
 	chip->image[CS4231_IFACE_CTRL] &= ~(CS4231_PLAYBACK_ENABLE |
 					    CS4231_PLAYBACK_PIO);
 
-	if (WARN_ON(runtime->period_size > 0xffff + 1))
-		return -EINVAL;
+	if (WARN_ON(runtime->period_size > 0xffff + 1)) {
+		ret = -EINVAL;
+		goto out;
+	}
 
 	chip->p_periods_sent = 0;
+
+out:
 	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&chip->lock, flags);
 
-	return 0;
+	return ret;
 }
 
 static int snd_cs4231_capture_hw_params(struct snd_pcm_substream *substream,