diff --git a/sound/core/pcm_native.c b/sound/core/pcm_native.c
index b84554893fab2c6819d4ced583c856ed6846394f..35ffccea94c3eb6cfe7755b6c1da7547d018a9a0 100644
--- a/sound/core/pcm_native.c
+++ b/sound/core/pcm_native.c
@@ -617,7 +617,7 @@ static int snd_pcm_hw_params_choose(struct snd_pcm_substream *pcm,
 			changed = snd_pcm_hw_param_first(pcm, params, *v, NULL);
 		else
 			changed = snd_pcm_hw_param_last(pcm, params, *v, NULL);
-		if (snd_BUG_ON(changed < 0))
+		if (changed < 0)
 			return changed;
 		if (changed == 0)
 			continue;