diff --git a/sound/pci/sonicvibes.c b/sound/pci/sonicvibes.c
index c8c49881008f..f91cbf6eeca0 100644
--- a/sound/pci/sonicvibes.c
+++ b/sound/pci/sonicvibes.c
@@ -1387,8 +1387,8 @@ static int snd_sonicvibes_midi(struct sonicvibes *sonic,
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static int snd_sonic_probe(struct pci_dev *pci,
-			   const struct pci_device_id *pci_id)
+static int __snd_sonic_probe(struct pci_dev *pci,
+			     const struct pci_device_id *pci_id)
 {
 	static int dev;
 	struct snd_card *card;
@@ -1459,6 +1459,12 @@ static int snd_sonic_probe(struct pci_dev *pci,
 	return 0;
 }
 
+static int snd_sonic_probe(struct pci_dev *pci,
+			   const struct pci_device_id *pci_id)
+{
+	return snd_card_free_on_error(&pci->dev, __snd_sonic_probe(pci, pci_id));
+}
+
 static struct pci_driver sonicvibes_driver = {
 	.name = KBUILD_MODNAME,
 	.id_table = snd_sonic_ids,