diff --git a/sound/core/rawmidi.c b/sound/core/rawmidi.c
index c7dfa571875f..26ca02248885 100644
--- a/sound/core/rawmidi.c
+++ b/sound/core/rawmidi.c
@@ -1224,7 +1224,7 @@ static long snd_rawmidi_kernel_write1(struct snd_rawmidi_substream *substream,
 	long count1, result;
 	struct snd_rawmidi_runtime *runtime = substream->runtime;
 
-	if (snd_BUG_ON(!kernelbuf && !userbuf))
+	if (!kernelbuf && !userbuf)
 		return -EINVAL;
 	if (snd_BUG_ON(!runtime->buffer))
 		return -EINVAL;