3 files changed, 9 insertions, 5 deletions

diff --git a/include/sound/ad1816a.h b/include/sound/ad1816a.h
index b3aa62ee3c8d..d010858c33c2 100644
--- a/include/sound/ad1816a.h
+++ b/include/sound/ad1816a.h
@@ -169,5 +169,7 @@ extern int snd_ad1816a_create(struct snd_card *card, unsigned long port,
 
 extern int snd_ad1816a_pcm(struct snd_ad1816a *chip, int device, struct snd_pcm **rpcm);
 extern int snd_ad1816a_mixer(struct snd_ad1816a *chip);
+extern int snd_ad1816a_timer(struct snd_ad1816a *chip, int device,
+                             struct snd_timer **rtimer);
 
 #endif  /* __SOUND_AD1816A_H */
diff --git a/sound/isa/ad1816a/ad1816a.c b/sound/isa/ad1816a/ad1816a.c
index 3810833d3a87..15f60107a11e 100644
--- a/sound/isa/ad1816a/ad1816a.c
+++ b/sound/isa/ad1816a/ad1816a.c
@@ -156,6 +156,7 @@ static int __devinit snd_card_ad1816a_probe(int dev, struct pnp_card_link *pcard
         struct snd_card_ad1816a *acard;
         struct snd_ad1816a *chip;
         struct snd_opl3 *opl3;
+        struct snd_timer *timer;
 
         if ((card = snd_card_new(index[dev], id[dev], THIS_MODULE,
                                  sizeof(struct snd_card_ad1816a))) == NULL)
@@ -194,6 +195,12 @@ static int __devinit snd_card_ad1816a_probe(int dev, struct pnp_card_link *pcard
                 return error;
         }
 
+        error = snd_ad1816a_timer(chip, 0, &timer);
+        if (error < 0) {
+                snd_card_free(card);
+                return error;
+        }
+
         if (mpu_port[dev] > 0) {
                 if (snd_mpu401_uart_new(card, 0, MPU401_HW_MPU401,
                                         mpu_port[dev], 0, mpu_irq[dev], IRQF_DISABLED,
diff --git a/sound/isa/ad1816a/ad1816a_lib.c b/sound/isa/ad1816a/ad1816a_lib.c
index 3bfca7c59baf..1c9e01ecac0b 100644
--- a/sound/isa/ad1816a/ad1816a_lib.c
+++ b/sound/isa/ad1816a/ad1816a_lib.c
@@ -377,7 +377,6 @@ static struct snd_pcm_hardware snd_ad1816a_capture = {
         .fifo_size =            0,
 };
 
-#if 0 /* not used now */
 static int snd_ad1816a_timer_close(struct snd_timer *timer)
 {
         struct snd_ad1816a *chip = snd_timer_chip(timer);
@@ -442,8 +441,6 @@ static struct snd_timer_hardware snd_ad1816a_timer_table = {
         .start =        snd_ad1816a_timer_start,
         .stop =         snd_ad1816a_timer_stop,
 };
-#endif /* not used now */
-
 
 static int snd_ad1816a_playback_open(struct snd_pcm_substream *substream)
 {
@@ -687,7 +684,6 @@ int __devinit snd_ad1816a_pcm(struct snd_ad1816a *chip, int device, struct snd_p
         return 0;
 }
 
-#if 0 /* not used now */
 int __devinit snd_ad1816a_timer(struct snd_ad1816a *chip, int device, struct snd_timer **rtimer)
 {
         struct snd_timer *timer;
@@ -709,7 +705,6 @@ int __devinit snd_ad1816a_timer(struct snd_ad1816a *chip, int device, struct snd
                 *rtimer = timer;
         return 0;
 }
-#endif /* not used now */
 
 /*
  *