diff -ur linux-2.5.5-dj2-orig/sound/core/pcm_lib.c linux-2.5.5/sound/core/pcm_lib.c
--- linux-2.5.5-dj2-orig/sound/core/pcm_lib.c	Wed Feb 27 00:34:38 2002
+++ linux-2.5.5/sound/core/pcm_lib.c	Wed Feb 27 01:24:17 2002
@@ -1130,11 +1130,12 @@
 			   snd_pcm_hw_params_t *params, 
 			   snd_pcm_hw_param_t var, int *dir)
 {
+	int err;
 	int changed = _snd_pcm_hw_param_first(params, var);
 	if (changed < 0)
 		return changed;
 	if (params->rmask) {
-		int err = snd_pcm_hw_refine(pcm, params);
+		err = snd_pcm_hw_refine(pcm, params);
 		assert(err >= 0);
 	}
 	return snd_pcm_hw_param_value(params, var, dir);
@@ -1168,11 +1169,12 @@
 			  snd_pcm_hw_params_t *params,
 			  snd_pcm_hw_param_t var, int *dir)
 {
+	int err;
 	int changed = _snd_pcm_hw_param_last(params, var);
 	if (changed < 0)
 		return changed;
 	if (params->rmask) {
-		int err = snd_pcm_hw_refine(pcm, params);
+		err = snd_pcm_hw_refine(pcm, params);
 		assert(err >= 0);
 	}
 	return snd_pcm_hw_param_value(params, var, dir);