diff --git a/sound/pci/rme32.c b/sound/pci/rme32.c
index 5b6bd9f0b2f7..9c0ac025e143 100644
--- a/sound/pci/rme32.c
+++ b/sound/pci/rme32.c
@@ -1875,7 +1875,7 @@ static void snd_rme32_card_free(struct snd_card *card)
 }
 
 static int
-snd_rme32_probe(struct pci_dev *pci, const struct pci_device_id *pci_id)
+__snd_rme32_probe(struct pci_dev *pci, const struct pci_device_id *pci_id)
 {
 	static int dev;
 	struct rme32 *rme32;
@@ -1927,6 +1927,12 @@ snd_rme32_probe(struct pci_dev *pci, const struct pci_device_id *pci_id)
 	return 0;
 }
 
+static int
+snd_rme32_probe(struct pci_dev *pci, const struct pci_device_id *pci_id)
+{
+	return snd_card_free_on_error(&pci->dev, __snd_rme32_probe(pci, pci_id));
+}
+
 static struct pci_driver rme32_driver = {
 	.name =		KBUILD_MODNAME,
 	.id_table =	snd_rme32_ids,