diff --git a/sound/pci/riptide/riptide.c b/sound/pci/riptide/riptide.c
index 5a987c683c41..b37c877c2c16 100644
--- a/sound/pci/riptide/riptide.c
+++ b/sound/pci/riptide/riptide.c
@@ -2023,7 +2023,7 @@ static void snd_riptide_joystick_remove(struct pci_dev *pci)
 #endif
 
 static int
-snd_card_riptide_probe(struct pci_dev *pci, const struct pci_device_id *pci_id)
+__snd_card_riptide_probe(struct pci_dev *pci, const struct pci_device_id *pci_id)
 {
 	static int dev;
 	struct snd_card *card;
@@ -2124,6 +2124,12 @@ snd_card_riptide_probe(struct pci_dev *pci, const struct pci_device_id *pci_id)
 	return 0;
 }
 
+static int
+snd_card_riptide_probe(struct pci_dev *pci, const struct pci_device_id *pci_id)
+{
+	return snd_card_free_on_error(&pci->dev, __snd_card_riptide_probe(pci, pci_id));
+}
+
 static struct pci_driver driver = {
 	.name = KBUILD_MODNAME,
 	.id_table = snd_riptide_ids,