diff --git a/sound/core/control.c b/sound/core/control.c
index 281b2e2..3c5e746 100644
--- a/sound/core/control.c
+++ b/sound/core/control.c
@@ -139,7 +139,8 @@
 	struct snd_ctl_file *ctl;
 	struct snd_kctl_event *ev;
 	
-	snd_assert(card != NULL && id != NULL, return);
+	if (snd_BUG_ON(!card || !id))
+		return;
 	read_lock(&card->ctl_files_rwlock);
 #if defined(CONFIG_SND_MIXER_OSS) || defined(CONFIG_SND_MIXER_OSS_MODULE)
 	card->mixer_oss_change_count++;
@@ -188,8 +189,8 @@
 	struct snd_kcontrol *kctl;
 	unsigned int idx;
 	
-	snd_assert(control != NULL, return NULL);
-	snd_assert(control->count > 0, return NULL);
+	if (snd_BUG_ON(!control || !control->count))
+		return NULL;
 	kctl = kzalloc(sizeof(*kctl) + sizeof(struct snd_kcontrol_volatile) * control->count, GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (kctl == NULL) {
 		snd_printk(KERN_ERR "Cannot allocate control instance\n");
@@ -218,8 +219,8 @@
 	struct snd_kcontrol kctl;
 	unsigned int access;
 	
-	snd_assert(ncontrol != NULL, return NULL);
-	snd_assert(ncontrol->info != NULL, return NULL);
+	if (snd_BUG_ON(!ncontrol || !ncontrol->info))
+		return NULL;
 	memset(&kctl, 0, sizeof(kctl));
 	kctl.id.iface = ncontrol->iface;
 	kctl.id.device = ncontrol->device;
@@ -315,8 +316,8 @@
 
 	if (! kcontrol)
 		return err;
-	snd_assert(card != NULL, goto error);
-	snd_assert(kcontrol->info != NULL, goto error);
+	if (snd_BUG_ON(!card || !kcontrol->info))
+		goto error;
 	id = kcontrol->id;
 	down_write(&card->controls_rwsem);
 	if (snd_ctl_find_id(card, &id)) {
@@ -367,7 +368,8 @@
 	struct snd_ctl_elem_id id;
 	unsigned int idx;
 
-	snd_assert(card != NULL && kcontrol != NULL, return -EINVAL);
+	if (snd_BUG_ON(!card || !kcontrol))
+		return -EINVAL;
 	list_del(&kcontrol->list);
 	card->controls_count -= kcontrol->count;
 	id = kcontrol->id;
@@ -487,7 +489,8 @@
 {
 	struct snd_kcontrol *kctl;
 
-	snd_assert(card != NULL && numid != 0, return NULL);
+	if (snd_BUG_ON(!card || !numid))
+		return NULL;
 	list_for_each_entry(kctl, &card->controls, list) {
 		if (kctl->id.numid <= numid && kctl->id.numid + kctl->count > numid)
 			return kctl;
@@ -514,7 +517,8 @@
 {
 	struct snd_kcontrol *kctl;
 
-	snd_assert(card != NULL && id != NULL, return NULL);
+	if (snd_BUG_ON(!card || !id))
+		return NULL;
 	if (id->numid != 0)
 		return snd_ctl_find_numid(card, id->numid);
 	list_for_each_entry(kctl, &card->controls, list) {
@@ -647,7 +651,7 @@
 #endif
 	result = kctl->info(kctl, info);
 	if (result >= 0) {
-		snd_assert(info->access == 0, );
+		snd_BUG_ON(info->access);
 		index_offset = snd_ctl_get_ioff(kctl, &info->id);
 		vd = &kctl->vd[index_offset];
 		snd_ctl_build_ioff(&info->id, kctl, index_offset);
@@ -1160,7 +1164,8 @@
 
 	ctl = file->private_data;
 	card = ctl->card;
-	snd_assert(card != NULL, return -ENXIO);
+	if (snd_BUG_ON(!card))
+		return -ENXIO;
 	switch (cmd) {
 	case SNDRV_CTL_IOCTL_PVERSION:
 		return put_user(SNDRV_CTL_VERSION, ip) ? -EFAULT : 0;
@@ -1222,7 +1227,8 @@
 	ssize_t result = 0;
 
 	ctl = file->private_data;
-	snd_assert(ctl != NULL && ctl->card != NULL, return -ENXIO);
+	if (snd_BUG_ON(!ctl || !ctl->card))
+		return -ENXIO;
 	if (!ctl->subscribed)
 		return -EBADFD;
 	if (count < sizeof(struct snd_ctl_event))
@@ -1328,7 +1334,8 @@
 {
 	struct snd_kctl_ioctl *p;
 
-	snd_assert(fcn != NULL, return -EINVAL);
+	if (snd_BUG_ON(!fcn))
+		return -EINVAL;
 	down_write(&snd_ioctl_rwsem);
 	list_for_each_entry(p, lists, list) {
 		if (p->fioctl == fcn) {
@@ -1404,9 +1411,11 @@
 	int err, cardnum;
 	char name[16];
 
-	snd_assert(card != NULL, return -ENXIO);
+	if (snd_BUG_ON(!card))
+		return -ENXIO;
 	cardnum = card->number;
-	snd_assert(cardnum >= 0 && cardnum < SNDRV_CARDS, return -ENXIO);
+	if (snd_BUG_ON(cardnum < 0 || cardnum >= SNDRV_CARDS))
+		return -ENXIO;
 	sprintf(name, "controlC%i", cardnum);
 	if ((err = snd_register_device(SNDRV_DEVICE_TYPE_CONTROL, card, -1,
 				       &snd_ctl_f_ops, card, name)) < 0)
@@ -1423,9 +1432,11 @@
 	struct snd_ctl_file *ctl;
 	int err, cardnum;
 
-	snd_assert(card != NULL, return -ENXIO);
+	if (snd_BUG_ON(!card))
+		return -ENXIO;
 	cardnum = card->number;
-	snd_assert(cardnum >= 0 && cardnum < SNDRV_CARDS, return -ENXIO);
+	if (snd_BUG_ON(cardnum < 0 || cardnum >= SNDRV_CARDS))
+		return -ENXIO;
 
 	down_read(&card->controls_rwsem);
 	list_for_each_entry(ctl, &card->ctl_files, list) {
@@ -1469,7 +1480,8 @@
 		.dev_disconnect = snd_ctl_dev_disconnect,
 	};
 
-	snd_assert(card != NULL, return -ENXIO);
+	if (snd_BUG_ON(!card))
+		return -ENXIO;
 	return snd_device_new(card, SNDRV_DEV_CONTROL, card, &ops);
 }