return 0;
 }
 
-static int ai_round_cmd_args(struct comedi_device *dev,
-                            struct comedi_subdevice *s,
-                            struct comedi_cmd *cmd,
-                            unsigned int *init_ticks,
-                            unsigned int *scan_ticks, unsigned int *chan_ticks)
+static void me4000_ai_round_cmd_args(struct comedi_device *dev,
+                                    struct comedi_subdevice *s,
+                                    struct comedi_cmd *cmd,
+                                    unsigned int *init_ticks,
+                                    unsigned int *scan_ticks,
+                                    unsigned int *chan_ticks)
 {
        int rest;
 
                                (*chan_ticks)++;
                }
        }
-
-       return 0;
 }
 
 static void ai_write_timer(struct comedi_device *dev,
                return err;
 
        /* Round the timer arguments */
-       err = ai_round_cmd_args(dev,
-                               s, cmd, &init_ticks, &scan_ticks, &chan_ticks);
-       if (err)
-               return err;
+       me4000_ai_round_cmd_args(dev, s, cmd,
+                                &init_ticks, &scan_ticks, &chan_ticks);
 
        /* Prepare the AI for acquisition */
        err = ai_prepare(dev, s, cmd, init_ticks, scan_ticks, chan_ticks);
        unsigned int scan_ticks;
        int err = 0;
 
-       /* Round the timer arguments */
-       ai_round_cmd_args(dev, s, cmd, &init_ticks, &scan_ticks, &chan_ticks);
-
        /* Step 1 : check if triggers are trivially valid */
 
        err |= comedi_check_trigger_src(&cmd->start_src, TRIG_NOW | TRIG_EXT);
                cmd->chanlist_len = 1;
                err |= -EINVAL;
        }
+
+       /* Round the timer arguments */
+       me4000_ai_round_cmd_args(dev, s, cmd,
+                                &init_ticks, &scan_ticks, &chan_ticks);
+
        if (init_ticks < 66) {
                cmd->start_arg = 2000;
                err |= -EINVAL;