diff --git a/sound/soc/sh/rcar/core.c b/sound/soc/sh/rcar/core.c
index f8eb9d3d1949..1744015408c3 100644
--- a/sound/soc/sh/rcar/core.c
+++ b/sound/soc/sh/rcar/core.c
@@ -110,7 +110,6 @@ MODULE_DEVICE_TABLE(of, rsnd_of_match);
 /*
  *	rsnd_mod functions
  */
-#ifdef DEBUG
 void rsnd_mod_make_sure(struct rsnd_mod *mod, enum rsnd_mod_type type)
 {
 	if (mod->type != type) {
@@ -121,7 +120,6 @@ void rsnd_mod_make_sure(struct rsnd_mod *mod, enum rsnd_mod_type type)
 			 rsnd_mod_name(mod), rsnd_mod_id(mod));
 	}
 }
-#endif
 
 char *rsnd_mod_name(struct rsnd_mod *mod)
 {
diff --git a/sound/soc/sh/rcar/rsnd.h b/sound/soc/sh/rcar/rsnd.h
index 3dc9e06f5943..dbf4163427e8 100644
--- a/sound/soc/sh/rcar/rsnd.h
+++ b/sound/soc/sh/rcar/rsnd.h
@@ -727,8 +727,8 @@ void rsnd_cmd_remove(struct rsnd_priv *priv);
 int rsnd_cmd_attach(struct rsnd_dai_stream *io, int id);
 struct rsnd_mod *rsnd_cmd_mod_get(struct rsnd_priv *priv, int id);
 
-#ifdef DEBUG
 void rsnd_mod_make_sure(struct rsnd_mod *mod, enum rsnd_mod_type type);
+#ifdef DEBUG
 #define rsnd_mod_confirm_ssi(mssi)	rsnd_mod_make_sure(mssi, RSND_MOD_SSI)
 #define rsnd_mod_confirm_src(msrc)	rsnd_mod_make_sure(msrc, RSND_MOD_SRC)
 #define rsnd_mod_confirm_dvc(mdvc)	rsnd_mod_make_sure(mdvc, RSND_MOD_DVC)