diff --git a/include/sound/soundfont.h b/include/sound/soundfont.h
index e445688a4f4f..98ed98d89d6d 100644
--- a/include/sound/soundfont.h
+++ b/include/sound/soundfont.h
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ struct snd_sf_list {
 int snd_soundfont_load(struct snd_sf_list *sflist, const void __user *data,
 		       long count, int client);
 int snd_soundfont_load_guspatch(struct snd_sf_list *sflist, const char __user *data,
-				long count, int client);
+				long count);
 int snd_soundfont_close_check(struct snd_sf_list *sflist, int client);
 
 struct snd_sf_list *snd_sf_new(struct snd_sf_callback *callback,
diff --git a/sound/synth/emux/emux_hwdep.c b/sound/synth/emux/emux_hwdep.c
index 81719bfb8ed7..fd8f978cde1c 100644
--- a/sound/synth/emux/emux_hwdep.c
+++ b/sound/synth/emux/emux_hwdep.c
@@ -27,8 +27,7 @@ snd_emux_hwdep_load_patch(struct snd_emux *emu, void __user *arg)
 
 	if (patch.key == GUS_PATCH)
 		return snd_soundfont_load_guspatch(emu->sflist, arg,
-						   patch.len + sizeof(patch),
-						   TMP_CLIENT_ID);
+						   patch.len + sizeof(patch));
 
 	if (patch.type >= SNDRV_SFNT_LOAD_INFO &&
 	    patch.type <= SNDRV_SFNT_PROBE_DATA) {
diff --git a/sound/synth/emux/emux_oss.c b/sound/synth/emux/emux_oss.c
index d8d32671f703..04df46b269d3 100644
--- a/sound/synth/emux/emux_oss.c
+++ b/sound/synth/emux/emux_oss.c
@@ -205,8 +205,7 @@ snd_emux_load_patch_seq_oss(struct snd_seq_oss_arg *arg, int format,
 		return -ENXIO;
 
 	if (format == GUS_PATCH)
-		rc = snd_soundfont_load_guspatch(emu->sflist, buf, count,
-						 SF_CLIENT_NO(p->chset.port));
+		rc = snd_soundfont_load_guspatch(emu->sflist, buf, count);
 	else if (format == SNDRV_OSS_SOUNDFONT_PATCH) {
 		struct soundfont_patch_info patch;
 		if (count < (int)sizeof(patch))
diff --git a/sound/synth/emux/soundfont.c b/sound/synth/emux/soundfont.c
index 16f00097cb95..e1e47518ac92 100644
--- a/sound/synth/emux/soundfont.c
+++ b/sound/synth/emux/soundfont.c
@@ -941,8 +941,7 @@ int snd_sf_vol_table[128] = {
 
 /* load GUS patch */
 static int
-load_guspatch(struct snd_sf_list *sflist, const char __user *data,
-	      long count, int client)
+load_guspatch(struct snd_sf_list *sflist, const char __user *data, long count)
 {
 	struct patch_info patch;
 	struct snd_soundfont *sf;
@@ -1122,11 +1121,11 @@ load_guspatch(struct snd_sf_list *sflist, const char __user *data,
 /* load GUS patch */
 int
 snd_soundfont_load_guspatch(struct snd_sf_list *sflist, const char __user *data,
-			    long count, int client)
+			    long count)
 {
 	int rc;
 	lock_preset(sflist);
-	rc = load_guspatch(sflist, data, count, client);
+	rc = load_guspatch(sflist, data, count);
 	unlock_preset(sflist);
 	return rc;
 }