diff --git a/src/pcm/pcm_null.c b/src/pcm/pcm_null.c
index bd16807e..64148bdb 100644
--- a/src/pcm/pcm_null.c
+++ b/src/pcm/pcm_null.c
@@ -244,12 +244,7 @@ static snd_pcm_sframes_t snd_pcm_null_mmap_commit(snd_pcm_t *pcm,
 						  snd_pcm_uframes_t offset ATTRIBUTE_UNUSED,
 						  snd_pcm_uframes_t size)
 {
-	snd_pcm_sframes_t res;
-	
-	res = snd_pcm_null_forward(pcm, size);
-	if (res < 0)
-		return res;
-	return res;
+	return snd_pcm_null_forward(pcm, size);
 }
 
 static snd_pcm_sframes_t snd_pcm_null_avail_update(snd_pcm_t *pcm)