diff --git a/sound/isa/sb/emu8000_pcm.c b/sound/isa/sb/emu8000_pcm.c
index ccedbfed061..2f85c66f8e3 100644
--- a/sound/isa/sb/emu8000_pcm.c
+++ b/sound/isa/sb/emu8000_pcm.c
@@ -433,7 +433,8 @@ static int emu8k_transfer_block(struct snd_emu8000 *emu, int offset, unsigned sh
 	while (count > 0) {
 		unsigned short sval;
 		CHECK_SCHEDULER();
-		get_user(sval, buf);
+		if (get_user(sval, buf))
+			return -EFAULT;
 		EMU8000_SMLD_WRITE(emu, sval);
 		buf++;
 		count--;
@@ -525,12 +526,14 @@ static int emu8k_pcm_copy(struct snd_pcm_substream *subs,
 	while (count-- > 0) {
 		unsigned short sval;
 		CHECK_SCHEDULER();
-		get_user(sval, buf);
+		if (get_user(sval, buf))
+			return -EFAULT;
 		EMU8000_SMLD_WRITE(emu, sval);
 		buf++;
 		if (rec->voices > 1) {
 			CHECK_SCHEDULER();
-			get_user(sval, buf);
+			if (get_user(sval, buf))
+				return -EFAULT;
 			EMU8000_SMRD_WRITE(emu, sval);
 			buf++;
 		}