diff --git a/sound/pci/hda/hda_intel.c b/sound/pci/hda/hda_intel.c
index e767c3f395ab..3600e9cc9bc6 100644
--- a/sound/pci/hda/hda_intel.c
+++ b/sound/pci/hda/hda_intel.c
@@ -1893,12 +1893,9 @@ static int azx_position_ok(struct azx *chip, struct azx_dev *azx_dev)
 
 	if (!bdl_pos_adj[chip->dev_index])
 		return 1; /* no delayed ack */
-	if (azx_dev->period_bytes == 0) {
-		printk(KERN_WARNING
-		       "hda-intel: Divide by zero was avoided "
-		       "in azx_dev->period_bytes.\n");
-		return 0;
-	}
+	if (WARN_ONCE(!azx_dev->period_bytes,
+		      "hda-intel: zero azx_dev->period_bytes"))
+		return 0; /* this shouldn't happen! */
 	if (pos % azx_dev->period_bytes > azx_dev->period_bytes / 2)
 		return 0; /* NG - it's below the period boundary */
 	return 1; /* OK, it's fine */