diff --git a/sound/soc/codecs/wm8903.c b/sound/soc/codecs/wm8903.c
index 0b5bea37e3dc..b1f5cf77a876 100644
--- a/sound/soc/codecs/wm8903.c
+++ b/sound/soc/codecs/wm8903.c
@@ -392,6 +392,7 @@ static int wm8903_output_event(struct snd_soc_dapm_widget *w,
 		break;
 	default:
 		BUG();
+		return -EINVAL;  /* Spurious warning from some compilers */
 	}
 
 	switch (w->shift) {
@@ -403,6 +404,7 @@ static int wm8903_output_event(struct snd_soc_dapm_widget *w,
 		break;
 	default:
 		BUG();
+		return -EINVAL;  /* Spurious warning from some compilers */
 	}
 
 	if (event & SND_SOC_DAPM_PRE_PMU) {