diff --git a/sound/pci/hda/patch_realtek.c b/sound/pci/hda/patch_realtek.c
index f6784d7..2549f0b 100644
--- a/sound/pci/hda/patch_realtek.c
+++ b/sound/pci/hda/patch_realtek.c
@@ -2486,8 +2486,10 @@ static const char *alc_get_line_out_pfx(struct alc_spec *spec, int ch,
 			return "PCM";
 		break;
 	}
-	if (snd_BUG_ON(ch >= ARRAY_SIZE(channel_name)))
+	if (ch >= ARRAY_SIZE(channel_name)) {
+		snd_BUG();
 		return "PCM";
+	}
 
 	return channel_name[ch];
 }