diff --git a/sound/core/pcm_native.c b/sound/core/pcm_native.c
index 000e926a1e6a..74054b9ca712 100644
--- a/sound/core/pcm_native.c
+++ b/sound/core/pcm_native.c
@@ -2267,7 +2267,7 @@ static int snd_pcm_drain(struct snd_pcm_substream *substream,
 static int snd_pcm_drop(struct snd_pcm_substream *substream)
 {
 	struct snd_pcm_runtime *runtime;
-	int result = 0;
+	int result;
 	
 	if (PCM_RUNTIME_CHECK(substream))
 		return -ENXIO;
@@ -2282,7 +2282,7 @@ static int snd_pcm_drop(struct snd_pcm_substream *substream)
 	if (runtime->state == SNDRV_PCM_STATE_PAUSED)
 		snd_pcm_pause(substream, false);
 
-	snd_pcm_stop(substream, SNDRV_PCM_STATE_SETUP);
+	result = snd_pcm_stop(substream, SNDRV_PCM_STATE_SETUP);
 	/* runtime->control->appl_ptr = runtime->status->hw_ptr; */
 
 	return result;