diff --git a/sound/pci/sonicvibes.c b/sound/pci/sonicvibes.c
index 313a7328bf9c..34cee5c1abd8 100644
--- a/sound/pci/sonicvibes.c
+++ b/sound/pci/sonicvibes.c
@@ -880,8 +880,7 @@ static struct snd_pcm_ops snd_sonicvibes_capture_ops = {
 	.pointer =	snd_sonicvibes_capture_pointer,
 };
 
-static int snd_sonicvibes_pcm(struct sonicvibes *sonic, int device,
-			      struct snd_pcm **rpcm)
+static int snd_sonicvibes_pcm(struct sonicvibes *sonic, int device)
 {
 	struct snd_pcm *pcm;
 	int err;
@@ -902,8 +901,6 @@ static int snd_sonicvibes_pcm(struct sonicvibes *sonic, int device,
 	snd_pcm_lib_preallocate_pages_for_all(pcm, SNDRV_DMA_TYPE_DEV,
 					      snd_dma_pci_data(sonic->pci), 64*1024, 128*1024);
 
-	if (rpcm)
-		*rpcm = pcm;
 	return 0;
 }
 
@@ -1491,7 +1488,7 @@ static int snd_sonic_probe(struct pci_dev *pci,
 		(unsigned long long)pci_resource_start(pci, 1),
 		sonic->irq);
 
-	if ((err = snd_sonicvibes_pcm(sonic, 0, NULL)) < 0) {
+	if ((err = snd_sonicvibes_pcm(sonic, 0)) < 0) {
 		snd_card_free(card);
 		return err;
 	}