diff --git a/sound/oss/pss.c b/sound/oss/pss.c
index ca0d6e9f49f5..81314f9e2ccb 100644
--- a/sound/oss/pss.c
+++ b/sound/oss/pss.c
@@ -1228,7 +1228,7 @@ static void __exit cleanup_pss(void)
 {
 	if(!pss_no_sound)
 	{
-		if(fw_load && pss_synth)
+		if (fw_load)
 			vfree(pss_synth);
 		if(pssmss)
 			unload_pss_mss(&cfg2);
diff --git a/sound/oss/trix.c b/sound/oss/trix.c
index 944e0c015485..3c494dc93b93 100644
--- a/sound/oss/trix.c
+++ b/sound/oss/trix.c
@@ -487,7 +487,7 @@ static int __init init_trix(void)
 
 static void __exit cleanup_trix(void)
 {
-	if (fw_load && trix_boot)
+	if (fw_load)
 		vfree(trix_boot);
 	if (sb)
 		unload_trix_sb(&cfg2);