diff --git a/sound/drivers/dummy.c b/sound/drivers/dummy.c
index e5e749f3e0ef..73be7e14a603 100644
--- a/sound/drivers/dummy.c
+++ b/sound/drivers/dummy.c
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ static int emu10k1_playback_constraints(struct snd_pcm_runtime *runtime)
 	if (err < 0)
 		return err;
 	err = snd_pcm_hw_constraint_minmax(runtime, SNDRV_PCM_HW_PARAM_BUFFER_BYTES, 256, UINT_MAX);
-	if (err) < 0)
+	if (err < 0)
 		return err;
 	return 0;
 }
diff --git a/sound/pci/ca0106/ca0106_main.c b/sound/pci/ca0106/ca0106_main.c
index a7d89662acf6..88fbf285d2b7 100644
--- a/sound/pci/ca0106/ca0106_main.c
+++ b/sound/pci/ca0106/ca0106_main.c
@@ -759,7 +759,6 @@ static int snd_ca0106_pcm_prepare_playback(struct snd_pcm_substream *substream)
 			       SPCS_CHANNELNUM_LEFT | SPCS_SOURCENUM_UNSPEC |
 			       SPCS_GENERATIONSTATUS | 0x00001200 |
 			       0x00000000 | SPCS_EMPHASIS_NONE | SPCS_COPYRIGHT );
-	}
 #endif
 
 	return 0;