diff --git a/sound/pci/es1968.c b/sound/pci/es1968.c
index 6a8a02a9ecf4..4a7e20bb11bc 100644
--- a/sound/pci/es1968.c
+++ b/sound/pci/es1968.c
@@ -2741,8 +2741,8 @@ static int snd_es1968_create(struct snd_card *card,
 
 /*
  */
-static int snd_es1968_probe(struct pci_dev *pci,
-			    const struct pci_device_id *pci_id)
+static int __snd_es1968_probe(struct pci_dev *pci,
+			      const struct pci_device_id *pci_id)
 {
 	static int dev;
 	struct snd_card *card;
@@ -2848,6 +2848,12 @@ static int snd_es1968_probe(struct pci_dev *pci,
 	return 0;
 }
 
+static int snd_es1968_probe(struct pci_dev *pci,
+			    const struct pci_device_id *pci_id)
+{
+	return snd_card_free_on_error(&pci->dev, __snd_es1968_probe(pci, pci_id));
+}
+
 static struct pci_driver es1968_driver = {
 	.name = KBUILD_MODNAME,
 	.id_table = snd_es1968_ids,