diff --git a/sound/pci/ymfpci/ymfpci.c b/sound/pci/ymfpci/ymfpci.c
index b033bd290940..48444dda44de 100644
--- a/sound/pci/ymfpci/ymfpci.c
+++ b/sound/pci/ymfpci/ymfpci.c
@@ -152,8 +152,8 @@ static inline int snd_ymfpci_create_gameport(struct snd_ymfpci *chip, int dev, i
 void snd_ymfpci_free_gameport(struct snd_ymfpci *chip) { }
 #endif /* SUPPORT_JOYSTICK */
 
-static int snd_card_ymfpci_probe(struct pci_dev *pci,
-				 const struct pci_device_id *pci_id)
+static int __snd_card_ymfpci_probe(struct pci_dev *pci,
+				   const struct pci_device_id *pci_id)
 {
 	static int dev;
 	struct snd_card *card;
@@ -348,6 +348,12 @@ static int snd_card_ymfpci_probe(struct pci_dev *pci,
 	return 0;
 }
 
+static int snd_card_ymfpci_probe(struct pci_dev *pci,
+				 const struct pci_device_id *pci_id)
+{
+	return snd_card_free_on_error(&pci->dev, __snd_card_ymfpci_probe(pci, pci_id));
+}
+
 static struct pci_driver ymfpci_driver = {
 	.name = KBUILD_MODNAME,
 	.id_table = snd_ymfpci_ids,