diff --git a/sound/firewire/oxfw/oxfw-hwdep.c b/sound/firewire/oxfw/oxfw-hwdep.c
index 9e1b3e151bad..a0fe99618554 100644
--- a/sound/firewire/oxfw/oxfw-hwdep.c
+++ b/sound/firewire/oxfw/oxfw-hwdep.c
@@ -35,13 +35,11 @@ static long hwdep_read(struct snd_hwdep *hwdep, char __user *buf,  long count,
 	}
 
 	memset(&event, 0, sizeof(event));
-	if (oxfw->dev_lock_changed) {
-		event.lock_status.type = SNDRV_FIREWIRE_EVENT_LOCK_STATUS;
-		event.lock_status.status = (oxfw->dev_lock_count > 0);
-		oxfw->dev_lock_changed = false;
+	event.lock_status.type = SNDRV_FIREWIRE_EVENT_LOCK_STATUS;
+	event.lock_status.status = (oxfw->dev_lock_count > 0);
+	oxfw->dev_lock_changed = false;
 
-		count = min_t(long, count, sizeof(event.lock_status));
-	}
+	count = min_t(long, count, sizeof(event.lock_status));
 
 	spin_unlock_irq(&oxfw->lock);