diff --git a/sound/isa/galaxy/galaxy.c b/sound/isa/galaxy/galaxy.c
index ea001c80149d..3164eb8510fa 100644
--- a/sound/isa/galaxy/galaxy.c
+++ b/sound/isa/galaxy/galaxy.c
@@ -478,7 +478,7 @@ static void snd_galaxy_free(struct snd_card *card)
 		galaxy_set_config(galaxy, galaxy->config);
 }
 
-static int snd_galaxy_probe(struct device *dev, unsigned int n)
+static int __snd_galaxy_probe(struct device *dev, unsigned int n)
 {
 	struct snd_galaxy *galaxy;
 	struct snd_wss *chip;
@@ -598,6 +598,11 @@ static int snd_galaxy_probe(struct device *dev, unsigned int n)
 	return 0;
 }
 
+static int snd_galaxy_probe(struct device *dev, unsigned int n)
+{
+	return snd_card_free_on_error(dev, __snd_galaxy_probe(dev, n));
+}
+
 static struct isa_driver snd_galaxy_driver = {
 	.match		= snd_galaxy_match,
 	.probe		= snd_galaxy_probe,