diff --git a/sound/isa/opti9xx/miro.c b/sound/isa/opti9xx/miro.c
index 0458934de1c7..9ca5c83de8a7 100644
--- a/sound/isa/opti9xx/miro.c
+++ b/sound/isa/opti9xx/miro.c
@@ -867,10 +867,13 @@ static void snd_miro_write(struct snd_miro *chip, unsigned char reg,
 	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&chip->lock, flags);
 }
 
+static inline void snd_miro_write_mask(struct snd_miro *chip,
+		unsigned char reg, unsigned char value, unsigned char mask)
+{
+	unsigned char oldval = snd_miro_read(chip, reg);
 
-#define snd_miro_write_mask(chip, reg, value, mask)	\
-	snd_miro_write(chip, reg,			\
-		(snd_miro_read(chip, reg) & ~(mask)) | ((value) & (mask)))
+	snd_miro_write(chip, reg, (oldval & ~mask) | (value & mask));
+}
 
 /*
  *  Proc Interface
diff --git a/sound/isa/opti9xx/opti92x-ad1848.c b/sound/isa/opti9xx/opti92x-ad1848.c
index fb36bb5d55df..fb87eedc8121 100644
--- a/sound/isa/opti9xx/opti92x-ad1848.c
+++ b/sound/isa/opti9xx/opti92x-ad1848.c
@@ -317,10 +317,13 @@ static void snd_opti9xx_write(struct snd_opti9xx *chip, unsigned char reg,
 }
 
 
-#define snd_opti9xx_write_mask(chip, reg, value, mask)	\
-	snd_opti9xx_write(chip, reg,			\
-		(snd_opti9xx_read(chip, reg) & ~(mask)) | ((value) & (mask)))
+static inline void snd_opti9xx_write_mask(struct snd_opti9xx *chip,
+		unsigned char reg, unsigned char value, unsigned char mask)
+{
+	unsigned char oldval = snd_opti9xx_read(chip, reg);
 
+	snd_opti9xx_write(chip, reg, (oldval & ~mask) | (value & mask));
+}
 
 static int snd_opti9xx_configure(struct snd_opti9xx *chip,
 					   long port,