diff --git a/sound/atmel/ac97c.c b/sound/atmel/ac97c.c
index 380025887aef..33c87a0547a9 100644
--- a/sound/atmel/ac97c.c
+++ b/sound/atmel/ac97c.c
@@ -603,11 +603,9 @@ static int atmel_ac97c_pcm_new(struct atmel_ac97c *chip)
 	snd_pcm_set_ops(pcm, SNDRV_PCM_STREAM_CAPTURE, &atmel_ac97_capture_ops);
 	snd_pcm_set_ops(pcm, SNDRV_PCM_STREAM_PLAYBACK, &atmel_ac97_playback_ops);
 
-	retval = snd_pcm_lib_preallocate_pages_for_all(pcm, SNDRV_DMA_TYPE_DEV,
+	snd_pcm_lib_preallocate_pages_for_all(pcm, SNDRV_DMA_TYPE_DEV,
 			&chip->pdev->dev, hw.periods_min * hw.period_bytes_min,
 			hw.buffer_bytes_max);
-	if (retval)
-		return retval;
 
 	pcm->private_data = chip;
 	pcm->info_flags = 0;