diff --git a/sound/isa/sb/emu8000_synth.c b/sound/isa/sb/emu8000_synth.c
index 4e3fcfb15ad4..95b39beb61c1 100644
--- a/sound/isa/sb/emu8000_synth.c
+++ b/sound/isa/sb/emu8000_synth.c
@@ -105,8 +105,7 @@ static int snd_emu8000_delete_device(struct snd_seq_device *dev)
 		snd_device_free(dev->card, hw->pcm);
 	if (hw->emu)
 		snd_emux_free(hw->emu);
-	if (hw->memhdr)
-		snd_util_memhdr_free(hw->memhdr);
+	snd_util_memhdr_free(hw->memhdr);
 	hw->emu = NULL;
 	hw->memhdr = NULL;
 	return 0;
diff --git a/sound/isa/sb/sb_common.c b/sound/isa/sb/sb_common.c
index 3ef990602cdd..f22b4480828e 100644
--- a/sound/isa/sb/sb_common.c
+++ b/sound/isa/sb/sb_common.c
@@ -184,8 +184,7 @@ static int snd_sbdsp_probe(struct snd_sb * chip)
 
 static int snd_sbdsp_free(struct snd_sb *chip)
 {
-	if (chip->res_port)
-		release_and_free_resource(chip->res_port);
+	release_and_free_resource(chip->res_port);
 	if (chip->irq >= 0)
 		free_irq(chip->irq, (void *) chip);
 #ifdef CONFIG_ISA