diff --git a/sound/pci/ca0106/ca0106_main.c b/sound/pci/ca0106/ca0106_main.c
index 36fb150b72fb..f4cc112bddf3 100644
--- a/sound/pci/ca0106/ca0106_main.c
+++ b/sound/pci/ca0106/ca0106_main.c
@@ -1725,8 +1725,8 @@ static int snd_ca0106_midi(struct snd_ca0106 *chip, unsigned int channel)
 }
 
 
-static int snd_ca0106_probe(struct pci_dev *pci,
-					const struct pci_device_id *pci_id)
+static int __snd_ca0106_probe(struct pci_dev *pci,
+			      const struct pci_device_id *pci_id)
 {
 	static int dev;
 	struct snd_card *card;
@@ -1786,6 +1786,12 @@ static int snd_ca0106_probe(struct pci_dev *pci,
 	return 0;
 }
 
+static int snd_ca0106_probe(struct pci_dev *pci,
+			    const struct pci_device_id *pci_id)
+{
+	return snd_card_free_on_error(&pci->dev, __snd_ca0106_probe(pci, pci_id));
+}
+
 #ifdef CONFIG_PM_SLEEP
 static int snd_ca0106_suspend(struct device *dev)
 {