strcpy(card->mixername, snd_es1688_chip_id(chip));
 
        for (idx = 0; idx < ARRAY_SIZE(snd_es1688_controls); idx++) {
-               if ((err = snd_ctl_add(card, snd_ctl_new1(&snd_es1688_controls[idx], chip))) < 0)
+               err = snd_ctl_add(card, snd_ctl_new1(&snd_es1688_controls[idx], chip));
+               if (err < 0)
                        return err;
        }
        for (idx = 0; idx < ES1688_INIT_TABLE_SIZE; idx++) {
 
        snd_pcm_limit_isa_dma_size(chip->dma1, &runtime->hw.period_bytes_max);
 
        if (chip->claim_dma) {
-               if ((err = chip->claim_dma(chip, chip->dma_private_data, chip->dma1)) < 0)
+               err = chip->claim_dma(chip, chip->dma_private_data, chip->dma1);
+               if (err < 0)
                        return err;
        }
 
        snd_pcm_limit_isa_dma_size(chip->dma2, &runtime->hw.period_bytes_max);
 
        if (chip->claim_dma) {
-               if ((err = chip->claim_dma(chip, chip->dma_private_data, chip->dma2)) < 0)
+               err = chip->claim_dma(chip, chip->dma_private_data, chip->dma2);
+               if (err < 0)
                        return err;
        }
 
        tid.card = chip->card->number;
        tid.device = device;
        tid.subdevice = 0;
-       if ((err = snd_timer_new(chip->card, "CS4231", &tid, &timer)) < 0)
+       err = snd_timer_new(chip->card, "CS4231", &tid, &timer);
+       if (err < 0)
                return err;
        strcpy(timer->name, snd_wss_chip_id(chip));
        timer->private_data = chip;