diff --git a/sound/core/oss/pcm_oss.c b/sound/core/oss/pcm_oss.c
index e49f448ee04f..5d131088ac7c 100644
--- a/sound/core/oss/pcm_oss.c
+++ b/sound/core/oss/pcm_oss.c
@@ -186,7 +186,7 @@ static int _snd_pcm_hw_param_mask(struct snd_pcm_hw_params *params,
 {
 	int changed;
 	changed = snd_mask_refine(hw_param_mask(params, var), val);
-	if (changed) {
+	if (changed > 0) {
 		params->cmask |= 1 << var;
 		params->rmask |= 1 << var;
 	}
@@ -233,7 +233,7 @@ static int _snd_pcm_hw_param_min(struct snd_pcm_hw_params *params,
 						  val, open);
 	else
 		return -EINVAL;
-	if (changed) {
+	if (changed > 0) {
 		params->cmask |= 1 << var;
 		params->rmask |= 1 << var;
 	}
@@ -294,7 +294,7 @@ static int _snd_pcm_hw_param_max(struct snd_pcm_hw_params *params,
 						  val, open);
 	else
 		return -EINVAL;
-	if (changed) {
+	if (changed > 0) {
 		params->cmask |= 1 << var;
 		params->rmask |= 1 << var;
 	}
@@ -500,7 +500,7 @@ static int _snd_pcm_hw_param_set(struct snd_pcm_hw_params *params,
 		}
 	} else
 		return -EINVAL;
-	if (changed) {
+	if (changed > 0) {
 		params->cmask |= 1 << var;
 		params->rmask |= 1 << var;
 	}
@@ -540,7 +540,7 @@ static int _snd_pcm_hw_param_setinteger(struct snd_pcm_hw_params *params,
 {
 	int changed;
 	changed = snd_interval_setinteger(hw_param_interval(params, var));
-	if (changed) {
+	if (changed > 0) {
 		params->cmask |= 1 << var;
 		params->rmask |= 1 << var;
 	}
diff --git a/sound/core/pcm_lib.c b/sound/core/pcm_lib.c
index 10e7ef7a8804..bfff8d001466 100644
--- a/sound/core/pcm_lib.c
+++ b/sound/core/pcm_lib.c
@@ -1603,7 +1603,7 @@ static int _snd_pcm_hw_param_first(struct snd_pcm_hw_params *params,
 		changed = snd_interval_refine_first(hw_param_interval(params, var));
 	else
 		return -EINVAL;
-	if (changed) {
+	if (changed > 0) {
 		params->cmask |= 1 << var;
 		params->rmask |= 1 << var;
 	}
@@ -1649,7 +1649,7 @@ static int _snd_pcm_hw_param_last(struct snd_pcm_hw_params *params,
 		changed = snd_interval_refine_last(hw_param_interval(params, var));
 	else
 		return -EINVAL;
-	if (changed) {
+	if (changed > 0) {
 		params->cmask |= 1 << var;
 		params->rmask |= 1 << var;
 	}