diff --git a/sound/pci/maestro3.c b/sound/pci/maestro3.c
index 056838ead21d..261850775c80 100644
--- a/sound/pci/maestro3.c
+++ b/sound/pci/maestro3.c
@@ -2637,7 +2637,7 @@ snd_m3_create(struct snd_card *card, struct pci_dev *pci,
 /*
  */
 static int
-snd_m3_probe(struct pci_dev *pci, const struct pci_device_id *pci_id)
+__snd_m3_probe(struct pci_dev *pci, const struct pci_device_id *pci_id)
 {
 	static int dev;
 	struct snd_card *card;
@@ -2702,6 +2702,12 @@ snd_m3_probe(struct pci_dev *pci, const struct pci_device_id *pci_id)
 	return 0;
 }
 
+static int
+snd_m3_probe(struct pci_dev *pci, const struct pci_device_id *pci_id)
+{
+	return snd_card_free_on_error(&pci->dev, __snd_m3_probe(pci, pci_id));
+}
+
 static struct pci_driver m3_driver = {
 	.name = KBUILD_MODNAME,
 	.id_table = snd_m3_ids,