diff --git a/[refs] b/[refs]
index f21dd1aedc3a..883f2b3194a7 100644
--- a/[refs]
+++ b/[refs]
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
 ---
-refs/heads/master: e64d2e36236175a56fd1d8b2acd784e21bdc7de6
+refs/heads/master: d61975fc6b40dadd2cd61fc9535499c7d7b806de
diff --git a/trunk/sound/isa/gus/gus_pcm.c b/trunk/sound/isa/gus/gus_pcm.c
index d0829393ec8a..c7f95e7aa018 100644
--- a/trunk/sound/isa/gus/gus_pcm.c
+++ b/trunk/sound/isa/gus/gus_pcm.c
@@ -114,8 +114,6 @@ static void snd_gf1_pcm_trigger_up(struct snd_pcm_substream *substream)
 	unsigned char pan;
 	unsigned int voice;
 
-	if (substream == NULL)
-		return;
 	spin_lock_irqsave(&pcmp->lock, flags);
 	if (pcmp->flags & SNDRV_GF1_PCM_PFLG_ACTIVE) {
 		spin_unlock_irqrestore(&pcmp->lock, flags);