diff --git a/sound/core/oss/pcm_oss.c b/sound/core/oss/pcm_oss.c
index f29f1ce4a455..68c272e65f43 100644
--- a/sound/core/oss/pcm_oss.c
+++ b/sound/core/oss/pcm_oss.c
@@ -465,7 +465,6 @@ 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 0b4d286cbd3c..3a2b844bc861 100644
--- a/sound/core/pcm_lib.c
+++ b/sound/core/pcm_lib.c
@@ -1631,7 +1631,7 @@ 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);