diff --git a/sound/firewire/oxfw/oxfw.c b/sound/firewire/oxfw/oxfw.c
index 3d27f3378d5d..b4bef574929d 100644
--- a/sound/firewire/oxfw/oxfw.c
+++ b/sound/firewire/oxfw/oxfw.c
@@ -148,9 +148,6 @@ static int detect_quirks(struct snd_oxfw *oxfw)
 		oxfw->midi_input_ports = 0;
 		oxfw->midi_output_ports = 0;
 
-		/* Output stream exists but no data channels are useful. */
-		oxfw->has_output = false;
-
 		return snd_oxfw_scs1x_add(oxfw);
 	}