1 files changed, 4 insertions, 3 deletions

diff --git a/sound/core/timer.c b/sound/core/timer.c
index b02681eaea7..c8496c7b8df 100644
--- a/sound/core/timer.c
+++ b/sound/core/timer.c
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@ static snd_timer_instance_t *snd_timer_instance_new(char *owner, snd_timer_t *ti
         INIT_LIST_HEAD(&timeri->slave_active_head);
 
         timeri->timer = timer;
-        if (timer && timer->card && !try_module_get(timer->card->module)) {
+        if (timer && !try_module_get(timer->module)) {
                 kfree(timeri->owner);
                 kfree(timeri);
                 return NULL;
@@ -363,8 +363,8 @@ int snd_timer_close(snd_timer_instance_t * timeri)
                 timeri->private_free(timeri);
         kfree(timeri->owner);
         kfree(timeri);
-        if (timer && timer->card)
-                module_put(timer->card->module);
+        if (timer)
+                module_put(timer->module);
         return 0;
 }
 
@@ -787,6 +787,7 @@ int snd_timer_new(snd_card_t *card, char *id, snd_timer_id_t *tid, snd_timer_t *
         spin_lock_init(&timer->lock);
         tasklet_init(&timer->task_queue, snd_timer_tasklet, (unsigned long)timer);
         if (card != NULL) {
+                timer->module = card->module;
                 if ((err = snd_device_new(card, SNDRV_DEV_TIMER, timer, &ops)) < 0) {
                         snd_timer_free(timer);
                         return err;