diff --git a/sound/pci/hda/patch_hdmi.c b/sound/pci/hda/patch_hdmi.c
index 97adff0cbcab4bfcec1934a264941ca4d584710a..e405be7929e31c3f7775a4f272e130484abc4c32 100644
--- a/sound/pci/hda/patch_hdmi.c
+++ b/sound/pci/hda/patch_hdmi.c
@@ -2130,7 +2130,6 @@ static int hdmi_pcm_close(struct hda_pcm_stream *hinfo,
 			goto unlock;
 		}
 		per_cvt = get_cvt(spec, cvt_idx);
-		snd_BUG_ON(!per_cvt->assigned);
 		per_cvt->assigned = 0;
 		hinfo->nid = 0;