--- zzzz-none-000/linux-2.6.32.61/sound/pci/ac97/ac97_codec.c	2013-06-10 09:43:48.000000000 +0000
+++ ar10-7272-687/linux-2.6.32.61/sound/pci/ac97/ac97_codec.c	2010-04-08 11:00:21.000000000 +0000
@@ -1252,8 +1252,6 @@
 		tmp.index = ac97->num;
 		kctl = snd_ctl_new1(&tmp, ac97);
 	}
-	if (!kctl)
-		return -ENOMEM;
 	if (reg >= AC97_PHONE && reg <= AC97_PCM)
 		set_tlv_db_scale(kctl, db_scale_5bit_12db_max);
 	else