static int parse_ir_ctx_header(struct amdtp_stream *s, unsigned int cycle,
                               const __be32 *ctx_header,
                               unsigned int *payload_length,
-                              unsigned int *data_blocks, unsigned int *dbc,
-                              unsigned int *syt, unsigned int index)
+                              unsigned int *data_blocks, unsigned int *syt,
+                              unsigned int index)
 {
+       unsigned int dbc;
        const __be32 *cip_header;
        int err;
 
        if (!(s->flags & CIP_NO_HEADER)) {
                cip_header = ctx_header + 2;
                err = check_cip_header(s, cip_header, *payload_length,
-                                      data_blocks, dbc, syt);
+                                      data_blocks, &dbc, syt);
                if (err < 0)
                        return err;
        } else {
                *syt = 0;
 
                if (s->data_block_counter != UINT_MAX)
-                       *dbc = s->data_block_counter;
+                       dbc = s->data_block_counter;
                else
-                       *dbc = 0;
+                       dbc = 0;
        }
 
-       s->data_block_counter = *dbc;
+       s->data_block_counter = dbc;
 
        trace_amdtp_packet(s, cycle, cip_header, *payload_length, *data_blocks,
                           index);
                u32 cycle;
                unsigned int payload_length;
                unsigned int data_blocks;
-               unsigned int dbc;
                unsigned int syt;
                __be32 *buffer;
                unsigned int pcm_frames = 0;
 
                cycle = compute_cycle_count(ctx_header[1]);
                err = parse_ir_ctx_header(s, cycle, ctx_header, &payload_length,
-                                         &data_blocks, &dbc, &syt, i);
+                                         &data_blocks, &syt, i);
                if (err < 0 && err != -EAGAIN)
                        break;
 
                                                            data_blocks, &syt);
 
                        if (!(s->flags & CIP_DBC_IS_END_EVENT)) {
-                               s->data_block_counter =
-                                               (dbc + data_blocks) & 0xff;
+                               s->data_block_counter += data_blocks;
+                               s->data_block_counter &= 0xff;
                        }
                }