diff --git a/sound/x86/intel_hdmi_audio.c b/sound/x86/intel_hdmi_audio.c
index 4a3ff6468aa7..fa664cf03c32 100644
--- a/sound/x86/intel_hdmi_audio.c
+++ b/sound/x86/intel_hdmi_audio.c
@@ -1665,7 +1665,7 @@ static void hdmi_lpe_audio_free(struct snd_card *card)
  * This function is called when the i915 driver creates the
  * hdmi-lpe-audio platform device.
  */
-static int hdmi_lpe_audio_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
+static int __hdmi_lpe_audio_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 {
 	struct snd_card *card;
 	struct snd_intelhad_card *card_ctx;
@@ -1828,6 +1828,11 @@ static int hdmi_lpe_audio_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	return 0;
 }
 
+static int hdmi_lpe_audio_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
+{
+	return snd_card_free_on_error(&pdev->dev, __hdmi_lpe_audio_probe(pdev));
+}
+
 static const struct dev_pm_ops hdmi_lpe_audio_pm = {
 	SET_SYSTEM_SLEEP_PM_OPS(hdmi_lpe_audio_suspend, hdmi_lpe_audio_resume)
 };