diff --git a/sound/core/timer.c b/sound/core/timer.c
index a9b9a277e00c..6051aed3197f 100644
--- a/sound/core/timer.c
+++ b/sound/core/timer.c
@@ -393,7 +393,8 @@ unsigned long snd_timer_resolution(struct snd_timer_instance *timeri)
 
 	if (timeri == NULL)
 		return 0;
-	if ((timer = timeri->timer) != NULL) {
+	timer = timeri->timer;
+	if (timer) {
 		if (timer->hw.c_resolution)
 			return timer->hw.c_resolution(timer);
 		return timer->hw.resolution;