diff --git a/include/sound/pcm.h b/include/sound/pcm.h
index 58fd6e84f961..a7860c047503 100644
--- a/include/sound/pcm.h
+++ b/include/sound/pcm.h
@@ -1402,7 +1402,7 @@ int snd_pcm_lib_mmap_iomem(struct snd_pcm_substream *substream, struct vm_area_s
 #define snd_pcm_lib_mmap_iomem	NULL
 #endif
 
-void snd_pcm_runtime_buffer_set_silence(struct snd_pcm_runtime *runtime);
+int snd_pcm_runtime_buffer_set_silence(struct snd_pcm_runtime *runtime);
 
 /**
  * snd_pcm_limit_isa_dma_size - Get the max size fitting with ISA DMA transfer
diff --git a/sound/core/oss/pcm_oss.c b/sound/core/oss/pcm_oss.c
index a82dd155e1d3..b12df5b5ddfc 100644
--- a/sound/core/oss/pcm_oss.c
+++ b/sound/core/oss/pcm_oss.c
@@ -1074,7 +1074,9 @@ static int snd_pcm_oss_change_params_locked(struct snd_pcm_substream *substream)
 	runtime->oss.params = 0;
 	runtime->oss.prepare = 1;
 	runtime->oss.buffer_used = 0;
-	snd_pcm_runtime_buffer_set_silence(runtime);
+	err = snd_pcm_runtime_buffer_set_silence(runtime);
+	if (err < 0)
+		goto failure;
 
 	runtime->oss.period_frames = snd_pcm_alsa_frames(substream, oss_period_size);
 
diff --git a/sound/core/pcm_native.c b/sound/core/pcm_native.c
index 68bee40c9ada..932a9bf98cbc 100644
--- a/sound/core/pcm_native.c
+++ b/sound/core/pcm_native.c
@@ -730,13 +730,18 @@ static void snd_pcm_buffer_access_unlock(struct snd_pcm_runtime *runtime)
 }
 
 /* fill the PCM buffer with the current silence format; called from pcm_oss.c */
-void snd_pcm_runtime_buffer_set_silence(struct snd_pcm_runtime *runtime)
+int snd_pcm_runtime_buffer_set_silence(struct snd_pcm_runtime *runtime)
 {
-	snd_pcm_buffer_access_lock(runtime);
+	int err;
+
+	err = snd_pcm_buffer_access_lock(runtime);
+	if (err < 0)
+		return err;
 	if (runtime->dma_area)
 		snd_pcm_format_set_silence(runtime->format, runtime->dma_area,
 					   bytes_to_samples(runtime, runtime->dma_bytes));
 	snd_pcm_buffer_access_unlock(runtime);
+	return 0;
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(snd_pcm_runtime_buffer_set_silence);