diff --git a/sound/oss/pss.c b/sound/oss/pss.c
index ece428b2ba9f..16ed06950dc1 100644
--- a/sound/oss/pss.c
+++ b/sound/oss/pss.c
@@ -232,14 +232,12 @@ static int set_irq(pss_confdata * devc, int dev, int irq)
 	return 1;
 }
 
-static int set_io_base(pss_confdata * devc, int dev, int base)
+static void set_io_base(pss_confdata * devc, int dev, int base)
 {
 	unsigned short  tmp = inw(REG(dev)) & 0x003f;
 	unsigned short  bits = (base & 0x0ffc) << 4;
 
 	outw(bits | tmp, REG(dev));
-
-	return 1;
 }
 
 static int set_dma(pss_confdata * devc, int dev, int dma)
@@ -673,20 +671,12 @@ static void configure_nonsound_components(void)
 
 	/* Configure CDROM port */
 
-	if(pss_cdrom_port == -1)	/* If cdrom port enablation wasn't requested */
-	{
+	if (pss_cdrom_port == -1) {	/* If cdrom port enablation wasn't requested */
 		printk(KERN_INFO "PSS: CDROM port not enabled.\n");
-	}
-	else if(check_region(pss_cdrom_port, 2))
-	{
+	} else if (check_region(pss_cdrom_port, 2)) {
 		printk(KERN_ERR "PSS: CDROM I/O port conflict.\n");
-	}
-	else if(!set_io_base(devc, CONF_CDROM, pss_cdrom_port))
-	{
-		printk(KERN_ERR "PSS: CDROM I/O port could not be set.\n");
-	}
-	else					/* CDROM port successfully configured */
-	{
+	} else {
+		set_io_base(devc, CONF_CDROM, pss_cdrom_port);
 		printk(KERN_INFO "PSS: CDROM I/O port set to 0x%x.\n", pss_cdrom_port);
 	}
 }
@@ -758,10 +748,7 @@ static int __init probe_pss_mpu(struct address_info *hw_config)
 		printk(KERN_ERR "PSS: MPU I/O port conflict\n");
 		return 0;
 	}
-	if (!set_io_base(devc, CONF_MIDI, hw_config->io_base)) {
-		printk(KERN_ERR "PSS: MIDI base could not be set.\n");
-		goto fail;
-	}
+	set_io_base(devc, CONF_MIDI, hw_config->io_base);
 	if (!set_irq(devc, CONF_MIDI, hw_config->irq)) {
 		printk(KERN_ERR "PSS: MIDI IRQ allocation error.\n");
 		goto fail;
@@ -1057,10 +1044,7 @@ static int __init probe_pss_mss(struct address_info *hw_config)
 		release_region(hw_config->io_base, 4);
 		return 0;
 	}
-	if (!set_io_base(devc, CONF_WSS, hw_config->io_base)) {
-		printk("PSS: WSS base not settable.\n");
-		goto fail;
-	}
+	set_io_base(devc, CONF_WSS, hw_config->io_base);
 	if (!set_irq(devc, CONF_WSS, hw_config->irq)) {
 		printk("PSS: WSS IRQ allocation error.\n");
 		goto fail;