diff --git a/sys/dev/sound/pci/emu10kx-midi.c b/sys/dev/sound/pci/emu10kx-midi.c
index a94b98f9bbd..e6339dbc084 100644
--- a/sys/dev/sound/pci/emu10kx-midi.c
+++ b/sys/dev/sound/pci/emu10kx-midi.c
@@ -135,7 +135,7 @@ static int
 emu_midi_probe(device_t dev)
 {
 	struct emu_midi_softc *scp;
-	uintptr_t func, r;
+	uintptr_t func, r, is_emu10k1;
 
 	r = BUS_READ_IVAR(device_get_parent(dev), dev, 0, &func);
 	if (func != SCF_MIDI)
@@ -143,7 +143,8 @@ emu_midi_probe(device_t dev)
 
 	scp = device_get_softc(dev);
 	bzero(scp, sizeof(*scp));
-	r = BUS_READ_IVAR(device_get_parent(dev), dev, EMU_VAR_ISEMU10K1, &(scp->is_emu10k1));
+	r = BUS_READ_IVAR(device_get_parent(dev), dev, EMU_VAR_ISEMU10K1, &is_emu10k1);
+	scp->is_emu10k1 = is_emu10k1 ? 1 : 0;
 
 	device_set_desc(dev, "EMU10Kx MIDI Interface");
 	return (0);
diff --git a/sys/dev/sound/pci/emu10kx-pcm.c b/sys/dev/sound/pci/emu10kx-pcm.c
index 5721a2c7644..b20a978af73 100644
--- a/sys/dev/sound/pci/emu10kx-pcm.c
+++ b/sys/dev/sound/pci/emu10kx-pcm.c
@@ -803,7 +803,7 @@ emu_pcm_attach(device_t dev)
 	unsigned int i;
 	char status[SND_STATUSLEN];
 	uint32_t inte, ipr;
-	uintptr_t route, r;
+	uintptr_t route, r, is_emu10k1;
 
 	if ((sc = malloc(sizeof(*sc), M_DEVBUF, M_WAITOK | M_ZERO)) == NULL) {
 		device_printf(dev, "cannot allocate softc\n");
@@ -820,7 +820,8 @@ emu_pcm_attach(device_t dev)
 	sc->lock = snd_mtxcreate(device_get_nameunit(dev), "sound softc");
 	sc->dev = dev;
 
-	r = BUS_READ_IVAR(device_get_parent(dev), dev, EMU_VAR_ISEMU10K1, &(sc->is_emu10k1));
+	r = BUS_READ_IVAR(device_get_parent(dev), dev, EMU_VAR_ISEMU10K1, &is_emu10k1);
+	sc->is_emu10k1 = is_emu10k1 ? 1 : 0;
 
 	sc->codec = NULL;