diff --git a/include/sound/core.h b/include/sound/core.h
index 642ddfbc6325..2be65ad2fd83 100644
--- a/include/sound/core.h
+++ b/include/sound/core.h
@@ -255,6 +255,7 @@ typedef struct _snd_minor snd_minor_t;
 
 /* sound.c */
 
+extern int snd_major;
 extern int snd_ecards_limit;
 
 void snd_request_card(int card);
diff --git a/sound/core/hwdep.c b/sound/core/hwdep.c
index 9383f1294fb5..e91cee35a4b9 100644
--- a/sound/core/hwdep.c
+++ b/sound/core/hwdep.c
@@ -81,20 +81,16 @@ static int snd_hwdep_open(struct inode *inode, struct file * file)
 	int err;
 	wait_queue_t wait;
 
-	switch (major) {
-	case CONFIG_SND_MAJOR:
+	if (major == snd_major) {
 		cardnum = SNDRV_MINOR_CARD(iminor(inode));
 		device = SNDRV_MINOR_DEVICE(iminor(inode)) - SNDRV_MINOR_HWDEP;
-		break;
 #ifdef CONFIG_SND_OSSEMUL
-	case SOUND_MAJOR:
+	} else if (major == SOUND_MAJOR) {
 		cardnum = SNDRV_MINOR_OSS_CARD(iminor(inode));
 		device = 0;
-		break;
 #endif
-	default:
+	} else
 		return -ENXIO;
-	}
 	cardnum %= SNDRV_CARDS;
 	device %= SNDRV_MINOR_HWDEPS;
 	hw = snd_hwdep_devices[(cardnum * SNDRV_MINOR_HWDEPS) + device];
diff --git a/sound/core/pcm_native.c b/sound/core/pcm_native.c
index a1924f12d8fc..16e252f54954 100644
--- a/sound/core/pcm_native.c
+++ b/sound/core/pcm_native.c
@@ -1522,7 +1522,6 @@ static int snd_pcm_drop(snd_pcm_substream_t *substream)
 
 
 /* WARNING: Don't forget to fput back the file */
-extern int snd_major;
 static struct file *snd_pcm_file_fd(int fd)
 {
 	struct file *file;
diff --git a/sound/core/rawmidi.c b/sound/core/rawmidi.c
index 7c20eafecb8a..d033e61c05c7 100644
--- a/sound/core/rawmidi.c
+++ b/sound/core/rawmidi.c
@@ -378,24 +378,20 @@ static int snd_rawmidi_open(struct inode *inode, struct file *file)
 	struct list_head *list;
 	snd_ctl_file_t *kctl;
 
-	switch (maj) {
-	case CONFIG_SND_MAJOR:
+	if (maj == snd_major) {
 		cardnum = SNDRV_MINOR_CARD(iminor(inode));
 		cardnum %= SNDRV_CARDS;
 		device = SNDRV_MINOR_DEVICE(iminor(inode)) - SNDRV_MINOR_RAWMIDI;
 		device %= SNDRV_MINOR_RAWMIDIS;
-		break;
 #ifdef CONFIG_SND_OSSEMUL
-	case SOUND_MAJOR:
+	} else if (maj == SOUND_MAJOR) {
 		cardnum = SNDRV_MINOR_OSS_CARD(iminor(inode));
 		cardnum %= SNDRV_CARDS;
 		device = SNDRV_MINOR_OSS_DEVICE(iminor(inode)) == SNDRV_MINOR_OSS_MIDI ?
 			midi_map[cardnum] : amidi_map[cardnum];
-		break;
 #endif
-	default:
+	} else
 		return -ENXIO;
-	}
 
 	rmidi = snd_rawmidi_devices[(cardnum * SNDRV_RAWMIDI_DEVICES) + device];
 	if (rmidi == NULL)
@@ -411,7 +407,7 @@ static int snd_rawmidi_open(struct inode *inode, struct file *file)
 	if (err < 0)
 		return -ENODEV;
 	fflags = snd_rawmidi_file_flags(file);
-	if ((file->f_flags & O_APPEND) || maj != CONFIG_SND_MAJOR) /* OSS emul? */
+	if ((file->f_flags & O_APPEND) || maj == SOUND_MAJOR) /* OSS emul? */
 		fflags |= SNDRV_RAWMIDI_LFLG_APPEND;
 	fflags |= SNDRV_RAWMIDI_LFLG_NOOPENLOCK;
 	rawmidi_file = kmalloc(sizeof(*rawmidi_file), GFP_KERNEL);