diff --git a/device/alsa/alsa.go b/device/alsa/alsa.go
index ee3cd353..8a5c13fc 100644
--- a/device/alsa/alsa.go
+++ b/device/alsa/alsa.go
@@ -406,7 +406,6 @@ func (d *ALSA) input() {
 			d.l.Log(logger.Warning, "old audio data overwritten")
 		default:
 			d.l.Log(logger.Error, "unexpected ringbuffer error", "error", err.Error())
-			return
 		}
 	}
 }