diff --git a/drivers/staging/most/aim-cdev/cdev.c b/drivers/staging/most/aim-cdev/cdev.c
index 1c20ae69c561..5458fb932d86 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/most/aim-cdev/cdev.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/most/aim-cdev/cdev.c
@@ -214,10 +214,7 @@ static ssize_t aim_write(struct file *filp, const char __user *buf,
 		goto put_mbo;
 	}
 
-	ret = most_submit_mbo(mbo);
-	if (ret)
-		goto put_mbo;
-
+	most_submit_mbo(mbo);
 	mutex_unlock(&c->io_mutex);
 	return actual_len;
 put_mbo:
diff --git a/drivers/staging/most/aim-sound/sound.c b/drivers/staging/most/aim-sound/sound.c
index 9c645801cff4..3dc625c1d1f4 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/most/aim-sound/sound.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/most/aim-sound/sound.c
@@ -234,7 +234,6 @@ static int playback_thread(void *data)
 	while (!kthread_should_stop()) {
 		struct mbo *mbo = NULL;
 		bool period_elapsed = false;
-		int ret;
 
 		wait_event_interruptible(
 			channel->playback_waitq,
@@ -250,10 +249,7 @@ static int playback_thread(void *data)
 		else
 			memset(mbo->virt_address, 0, mbo->buffer_length);
 
-		ret = most_submit_mbo(mbo);
-		if (ret)
-			channel->is_stream_running = false;
-
+		most_submit_mbo(mbo);
 		if (period_elapsed)
 			snd_pcm_period_elapsed(channel->substream);
 	}
diff --git a/drivers/staging/most/mostcore/core.c b/drivers/staging/most/mostcore/core.c
index bd555ecfe0b9..5f05a13157f7 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/most/mostcore/core.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/most/mostcore/core.c
@@ -1323,17 +1323,14 @@ _exit:
 /**
  * most_submit_mbo - submits an MBO to fifo
  * @mbo: pointer to the MBO
- *
  */
-int most_submit_mbo(struct mbo *mbo)
+void most_submit_mbo(struct mbo *mbo)
 {
-	if (unlikely((!mbo) || (!mbo->context))) {
-		pr_err("Bad MBO or missing channel reference\n");
-		return -EINVAL;
-	}
+	if (WARN_ONCE(!mbo || !mbo->context,
+		      "bad mbo or missing channel reference\n"))
+		return;
 
 	nq_hdm_mbo(mbo);
-	return 0;
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(most_submit_mbo);
 
diff --git a/drivers/staging/most/mostcore/mostcore.h b/drivers/staging/most/mostcore/mostcore.h
index e768cb863e4c..7644f4406218 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/most/mostcore/mostcore.h
+++ b/drivers/staging/most/mostcore/mostcore.h
@@ -287,7 +287,7 @@ struct kobject *most_register_interface(struct most_interface *iface);
  * @intf_instance Pointer to the interface instance description.
  */
 void most_deregister_interface(struct most_interface *iface);
-int most_submit_mbo(struct mbo *mbo);
+void most_submit_mbo(struct mbo *mbo);
 
 /**
  * most_stop_enqueue - prevents core from enqueing MBOs