diff --git a/sound/core/info.c b/sound/core/info.c
index 8c6bc5241df5..9fec3070f8ba 100644
--- a/sound/core/info.c
+++ b/sound/core/info.c
@@ -606,7 +606,9 @@ int snd_info_get_line(struct snd_info_buffer *buffer, char *line, int len)
 {
 	int c;
 
-	if (snd_BUG_ON(!buffer || !buffer->buffer))
+	if (snd_BUG_ON(!buffer))
+		return 1;
+	if (!buffer->buffer)
 		return 1;
 	if (len <= 0 || buffer->stop || buffer->error)
 		return 1;