diff --git a/sound/pci/asihpi/asihpi.c b/sound/pci/asihpi/asihpi.c
index 4dbc79899c09..b78e96caef9d 100644
--- a/sound/pci/asihpi/asihpi.c
+++ b/sound/pci/asihpi/asihpi.c
@@ -280,7 +280,7 @@ static void print_hwparams(struct snd_pcm_substream *substream,
 		snd_pcm_format_width(params_format(p)) / 8);
 }
 
-#define INVALID_FORMAT	(__force snd_pcm_format_t)(-1)
+#define INVALID_FORMAT	-1
 
 static const snd_pcm_format_t hpi_to_alsa_formats[] = {
 	INVALID_FORMAT,		/* INVALID */