1 files changed, 6 insertions, 4 deletions

diff --git a/sound/core/timer.c b/sound/core/timer.c
index 6051aed3197f..6cdd04a45962 100644
--- a/sound/core/timer.c
+++ b/sound/core/timer.c
@@ -2097,8 +2097,7 @@ static int __init alsa_timer_init(void)
         err = snd_timer_register_system();
         if (err < 0) {
                 pr_err("ALSA: unable to register system timer (%i)\n", err);
-                put_device(&timer_dev);
-                return err;
+                goto put_timer;
         }
 
         err = snd_register_device(SNDRV_DEVICE_TYPE_TIMER, NULL, 0,
@@ -2106,12 +2105,15 @@ static int __init alsa_timer_init(void)
         if (err < 0) {
                 pr_err("ALSA: unable to register timer device (%i)\n", err);
                 snd_timer_free_all();
-                put_device(&timer_dev);
-                return err;
+                goto put_timer;
         }
 
         snd_timer_proc_init();
         return 0;
+
+put_timer:
+        put_device(&timer_dev);
+        return err;
 }
 
 static void __exit alsa_timer_exit(void)