diff --git a/sound/pci/emu10k1/io.c b/sound/pci/emu10k1/io.c
index 81c75b4528d9..706b4f0c6806 100644
--- a/sound/pci/emu10k1/io.c
+++ b/sound/pci/emu10k1/io.c
@@ -71,11 +71,8 @@ void snd_emu10k1_ptr_write(struct snd_emu10k1 *emu, unsigned int reg, unsigned i
 	unsigned long flags;
 	unsigned int mask;
 
-	if (!emu) {
-		dev_err(emu->card->dev, "ptr_write: emu is null!\n");
-		dump_stack();
+	if (snd_BUG_ON(!emu))
 		return;
-	}
 	mask = emu->audigy ? A_PTR_ADDRESS_MASK : PTR_ADDRESS_MASK;
 	regptr = ((reg << 16) & mask) | (chn & PTR_CHANNELNUM_MASK);