es->mode = ESM_MODE_CAPTURE;
 
        /* get mixbuffer */
-       if ((es->mixbuf = snd_es1968_new_memory(chip, ESM_MIXBUF_SIZE)) == NULL) {
+       es->mixbuf = snd_es1968_new_memory(chip, ESM_MIXBUF_SIZE);
+       if (!es->mixbuf) {
                snd_es1968_free_apu_pair(chip, apu1);
                snd_es1968_free_apu_pair(chip, apu2);
                kfree(es);
                chip->clock = 48000; /* default clock value */
 
        /* search 2 APUs (although one apu is enough) */
-       if ((apu = snd_es1968_alloc_apu_pair(chip, ESM_APU_PCM_PLAY)) < 0) {
+       apu = snd_es1968_alloc_apu_pair(chip, ESM_APU_PCM_PLAY);
+       if (apu < 0) {
                dev_err(chip->card->dev, "Hmm, cannot find empty APU pair!?\n");
                return;
        }
-       if ((memory = snd_es1968_new_memory(chip, CLOCK_MEASURE_BUFSIZE)) == NULL) {
+       memory = snd_es1968_new_memory(chip, CLOCK_MEASURE_BUFSIZE);
+       if (!memory) {
                dev_warn(chip->card->dev,
                         "cannot allocate dma buffer - using default clock %d\n",
                         chip->clock);
        int err;
 
        /* get DMA buffer */
-       if ((err = snd_es1968_init_dmabuf(chip)) < 0)
+       err = snd_es1968_init_dmabuf(chip);
+       if (err < 0)
                return err;
 
        /* set PCMBAR */
        wave_set_register(chip, 0x01FE, chip->dma.addr >> 12);
        wave_set_register(chip, 0x01FF, chip->dma.addr >> 12);
 
-       if ((err = snd_pcm_new(chip->card, "ESS Maestro", device,
-                              chip->playback_streams,
-                              chip->capture_streams, &pcm)) < 0)
+       err = snd_pcm_new(chip->card, "ESS Maestro", device,
+                         chip->playback_streams,
+                         chip->capture_streams, &pcm);
+       if (err < 0)
                return err;
 
        pcm->private_data = chip;
        struct es1968 *chip = dev_id;
        u32 event;
 
-       if (!(event = inb(chip->io_port + 0x1A)))
+       event = inb(chip->io_port + 0x1A);
+       if (!event)
                return IRQ_NONE;
 
        outw(inw(chip->io_port + 4) & 1, chip->io_port + 4);
                .read = snd_es1968_ac97_read,
        };
 
-       if ((err = snd_ac97_bus(chip->card, 0, &ops, NULL, &pbus)) < 0)
+       err = snd_ac97_bus(chip->card, 0, &ops, NULL, &pbus);
+       if (err < 0)
                return err;
        pbus->no_vra = 1; /* ES1968 doesn't need VRA */
 
        memset(&ac97, 0, sizeof(ac97));
        ac97.private_data = chip;
-       if ((err = snd_ac97_mixer(pbus, &ac97, &chip->ac97)) < 0)
+       err = snd_ac97_mixer(pbus, &ac97, &chip->ac97);
+       if (err < 0)
                return err;
 
 #ifndef CONFIG_SND_ES1968_INPUT
        *chip_ret = NULL;
 
        /* enable PCI device */
-       if ((err = pci_enable_device(pci)) < 0)
+       err = pci_enable_device(pci);
+       if (err < 0)
                return err;
        /* check, if we can restrict PCI DMA transfers to 28 bits */
        if (dma_set_mask_and_coherent(&pci->dev, DMA_BIT_MASK(28))) {
        chip->playback_streams = play_streams;
        chip->capture_streams = capt_streams;
 
-       if ((err = pci_request_regions(pci, "ESS Maestro")) < 0) {
+       err = pci_request_regions(pci, "ESS Maestro");
+       if (err < 0) {
                kfree(chip);
                pci_disable_device(pci);
                return err;
 
        snd_es1968_chip_init(chip);
 
-       if ((err = snd_device_new(card, SNDRV_DEV_LOWLEVEL, chip, &ops)) < 0) {
+       err = snd_device_new(card, SNDRV_DEV_LOWLEVEL, chip, &ops);
+       if (err < 0) {
                snd_es1968_free(chip);
                return err;
        }
                total_bufsize[dev] = 128;
        if (total_bufsize[dev] > 4096)
                total_bufsize[dev] = 4096;
-       if ((err = snd_es1968_create(card, pci,
-                                    total_bufsize[dev] * 1024, /* in bytes */
-                                    pcm_substreams_p[dev], 
-                                    pcm_substreams_c[dev],
-                                    pci_id->driver_data,
-                                    use_pm[dev],
-                                    radio_nr[dev],
-                                    &chip)) < 0) {
+       err = snd_es1968_create(card, pci,
+                               total_bufsize[dev] * 1024, /* in bytes */
+                               pcm_substreams_p[dev],
+                               pcm_substreams_c[dev],
+                               pci_id->driver_data,
+                               use_pm[dev],
+                               radio_nr[dev],
+                               &chip);
+       if (err < 0) {
                snd_card_free(card);
                return err;
        }
                break;
        }
 
-       if ((err = snd_es1968_pcm(chip, 0)) < 0) {
+       err = snd_es1968_pcm(chip, 0);
+       if (err < 0) {
                snd_card_free(card);
                return err;
        }
 
-       if ((err = snd_es1968_mixer(chip)) < 0) {
+       err = snd_es1968_mixer(chip);
+       if (err < 0) {
                snd_card_free(card);
                return err;
        }
                }
        }
        if (enable_mpu[dev]) {
-               if ((err = snd_mpu401_uart_new(card, 0, MPU401_HW_MPU401,
-                                              chip->io_port + ESM_MPU401_PORT,
-                                              MPU401_INFO_INTEGRATED |
-                                              MPU401_INFO_IRQ_HOOK,
-                                              -1, &chip->rmidi)) < 0) {
+               err = snd_mpu401_uart_new(card, 0, MPU401_HW_MPU401,
+                                         chip->io_port + ESM_MPU401_PORT,
+                                         MPU401_INFO_INTEGRATED |
+                                         MPU401_INFO_IRQ_HOOK,
+                                         -1, &chip->rmidi);
+               if (err < 0)
                        dev_warn(card->dev, "skipping MPU-401 MIDI support..\n");
-               }
        }
 
        snd_es1968_create_gameport(chip, dev);
        sprintf(card->longname, "%s at 0x%lx, irq %i",
                card->shortname, chip->io_port, chip->irq);
 
-       if ((err = snd_card_register(card)) < 0) {
+       err = snd_card_register(card);
+       if (err < 0) {
                snd_card_free(card);
                return err;
        }