diff --git a/sound/pci/ad1889.c b/sound/pci/ad1889.c
index bba4dae8dcc7..50e30704bf6f 100644
--- a/sound/pci/ad1889.c
+++ b/sound/pci/ad1889.c
@@ -844,8 +844,8 @@ snd_ad1889_create(struct snd_card *card, struct pci_dev *pci)
 }
 
 static int
-snd_ad1889_probe(struct pci_dev *pci,
-		 const struct pci_device_id *pci_id)
+__snd_ad1889_probe(struct pci_dev *pci,
+		   const struct pci_device_id *pci_id)
 {
 	int err;
 	static int devno;
@@ -904,6 +904,12 @@ snd_ad1889_probe(struct pci_dev *pci,
 	return 0;
 }
 
+static int snd_ad1889_probe(struct pci_dev *pci,
+			    const struct pci_device_id *pci_id)
+{
+	return snd_card_free_on_error(&pci->dev, __snd_ad1889_probe(pci, pci_id));
+}
+
 static const struct pci_device_id snd_ad1889_ids[] = {
 	{ PCI_DEVICE(PCI_VENDOR_ID_ANALOG_DEVICES, PCI_DEVICE_ID_AD1889JS) },
 	{ 0, },