diff --git a/sound/isa/wavefront/wavefront_synth.c b/sound/isa/wavefront/wavefront_synth.c
index d6420d224d09..09b368761cc0 100644
--- a/sound/isa/wavefront/wavefront_synth.c
+++ b/sound/isa/wavefront/wavefront_synth.c
@@ -1088,7 +1088,8 @@ wavefront_send_sample (snd_wavefront_t *dev,
 
 			if (dataptr < data_end) {
 		
-				__get_user (sample_short, dataptr);
+				if (get_user(sample_short, dataptr))
+					return -EFAULT;
 				dataptr += skip;
 		
 				if (data_is_unsigned) { /* GUS ? */