diff --git a/sound/core/oss/pcm_oss.c b/sound/core/oss/pcm_oss.c
index e49f448ee04f4af00a7c7c00755f8a29b226bb6f..ceaa51f76591b75cbf1a7f438d4e86bc603290ff 100644
--- a/sound/core/oss/pcm_oss.c
+++ b/sound/core/oss/pcm_oss.c
@@ -455,7 +455,6 @@ static int snd_pcm_hw_param_near(struct snd_pcm_substream *pcm,
 		v = snd_pcm_hw_param_last(pcm, params, var, dir);
 	else
 		v = snd_pcm_hw_param_first(pcm, params, var, dir);
-	snd_BUG_ON(v < 0);
 	return v;
 }
 
diff --git a/sound/core/pcm_lib.c b/sound/core/pcm_lib.c
index 10e7ef7a8804b1ba0d88b6a0c4ad478f38a9397e..db7894bb028ccc6ca941c45c4a7e37602ec1228d 100644
--- a/sound/core/pcm_lib.c
+++ b/sound/core/pcm_lib.c
@@ -1632,7 +1632,7 @@ int snd_pcm_hw_param_first(struct snd_pcm_substream *pcm,
 		return changed;
 	if (params->rmask) {
 		int err = snd_pcm_hw_refine(pcm, params);
-		if (snd_BUG_ON(err < 0))
+		if (err < 0)
 			return err;
 	}
 	return snd_pcm_hw_param_value(params, var, dir);
@@ -1678,7 +1678,7 @@ int snd_pcm_hw_param_last(struct snd_pcm_substream *pcm,
 		return changed;
 	if (params->rmask) {
 		int err = snd_pcm_hw_refine(pcm, params);
-		if (snd_BUG_ON(err < 0))
+		if (err < 0)
 			return err;
 	}
 	return snd_pcm_hw_param_value(params, var, dir);