diff --git a/include/sound/core.h b/include/sound/core.h
index d1d043f6cb80c3306dc950f3103131d2ef52871b..5135147f20e89db0413eff0c1ee99dea305af0be 100644
--- a/include/sound/core.h
+++ b/include/sound/core.h
@@ -176,7 +176,7 @@ int snd_power_wait(struct snd_card *card, unsigned int power_state);
 
 #define snd_power_lock(card)		do { (void)(card); } while (0)
 #define snd_power_unlock(card)		do { (void)(card); } while (0)
-static inline int snd_power_wait(struct snd_card *card, unsigned int state, struct file *file) { return 0; }
+static inline int snd_power_wait(struct snd_card *card, unsigned int state) { return 0; }
 #define snd_power_get_state(card)	SNDRV_CTL_POWER_D0
 #define snd_power_change_state(card, state)	do { (void)(card); } while (0)