3 files changed, 8 insertions, 4 deletions

diff --git a/include/sound/timer.h b/include/sound/timer.h
index 1898511a0f38..b55f38ae56e1 100644
--- a/include/sound/timer.h
+++ b/include/sound/timer.h
@@ -88,6 +88,7 @@ struct _snd_timer_hardware {
 struct _snd_timer {
         snd_timer_class_t tmr_class;
         snd_card_t *card;
+        struct module *module;
         int tmr_device;
         int tmr_subdevice;
         char id[64];
diff --git a/sound/core/rtctimer.c b/sound/core/rtctimer.c
index 8762ff8938c2..c3c18568207e 100644
--- a/sound/core/rtctimer.c
+++ b/sound/core/rtctimer.c
@@ -124,7 +124,8 @@ static int __init rtctimer_init(void)
 
         if (rtctimer_freq < 2 || rtctimer_freq > 8192 ||
             (rtctimer_freq & (rtctimer_freq - 1)) != 0) {
-                snd_printk(KERN_ERR "rtctimer: invalid frequency %d\n", rtctimer_freq);
+                snd_printk(KERN_ERR "rtctimer: invalid frequency %d\n",
+                           rtctimer_freq);
                 return -EINVAL;
         }
 
@@ -133,6 +134,7 @@ static int __init rtctimer_init(void)
         if (err < 0)
                 return err;
 
+        timer->module = THIS_MODULE;
         strcpy(timer->name, "RTC timer");
         timer->hw = rtc_hw;
         timer->hw.resolution = NANO_SEC / rtctimer_freq;
diff --git a/sound/core/timer.c b/sound/core/timer.c
index b02681eaea75..c8496c7b8df8 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;