diff --git a/sound/isa/sb/sb_mixer.c b/sound/isa/sb/sb_mixer.c
index 6496822c1808..1ff78ec9f0ac 100644
--- a/sound/isa/sb/sb_mixer.c
+++ b/sound/isa/sb/sb_mixer.c
@@ -818,12 +818,14 @@ int snd_sbmixer_new(struct snd_sb *chip)
 			return err;
 		break;
 	case SB_HW_DT019X:
-		if ((err = snd_sbmixer_init(chip,
-					    snd_dt019x_controls,
-					    ARRAY_SIZE(snd_dt019x_controls),
-					    snd_dt019x_init_values,
-					    ARRAY_SIZE(snd_dt019x_init_values),
-					    "DT019X")) < 0)
+		err = snd_sbmixer_init(chip,
+				       snd_dt019x_controls,
+				       ARRAY_SIZE(snd_dt019x_controls),
+				       snd_dt019x_init_values,
+				       ARRAY_SIZE(snd_dt019x_init_values),
+				       "DT019X");
+		if (err < 0)
+			return err;
 		break;
 	default:
 		strcpy(card->mixername, "???");