1 files changed, 24 insertions, 18 deletions

diff --git a/sound/core/timer.c b/sound/core/timer.c
index 8ecec9134acd..b02681eaea75 100644
--- a/sound/core/timer.c
+++ b/sound/core/timer.c
@@ -251,6 +251,10 @@ int snd_timer_open(snd_timer_instance_t **ti,
                 }
                 down(&register_mutex);
                 timeri = snd_timer_instance_new(owner, NULL);
+                if (!timeri) {
+                        up(&register_mutex);
+                        return -ENOMEM;
+                }
                 timeri->slave_class = tid->dev_sclass;
                 timeri->slave_id = tid->device;
                 timeri->flags |= SNDRV_TIMER_IFLG_SLAVE;
@@ -272,27 +276,29 @@ int snd_timer_open(snd_timer_instance_t **ti,
                 timer = snd_timer_find(tid);
         }
 #endif
-        if (timer) {
-                if (!list_empty(&timer->open_list_head)) {
-                        timeri = (snd_timer_instance_t *)list_entry(timer->open_list_head.next, snd_timer_instance_t, open_list);
-                        if (timeri->flags & SNDRV_TIMER_IFLG_EXCLUSIVE) {
-                                up(&register_mutex);
-                                return -EBUSY;
-                        }
-                }
-                timeri = snd_timer_instance_new(owner, timer);
-                if (timeri) {
-                        timeri->slave_class = tid->dev_sclass;
-                        timeri->slave_id = slave_id;
-                        if (list_empty(&timer->open_list_head) && timer->hw.open)
-                                timer->hw.open(timer);
-                        list_add_tail(&timeri->open_list, &timer->open_list_head);
-                        snd_timer_check_master(timeri);
-                }
-        } else {
+        if (!timer) {
                 up(&register_mutex);
                 return -ENODEV;
         }
+        if (!list_empty(&timer->open_list_head)) {
+                timeri = list_entry(timer->open_list_head.next,
+                                    snd_timer_instance_t, open_list);
+                if (timeri->flags & SNDRV_TIMER_IFLG_EXCLUSIVE) {
+                        up(&register_mutex);
+                        return -EBUSY;
+                }
+        }
+        timeri = snd_timer_instance_new(owner, timer);
+        if (!timeri) {
+                up(&register_mutex);
+                return -ENOMEM;
+        }
+        timeri->slave_class = tid->dev_sclass;
+        timeri->slave_id = slave_id;
+        if (list_empty(&timer->open_list_head) && timer->hw.open)
+                timer->hw.open(timer);
+        list_add_tail(&timeri->open_list, &timer->open_list_head);
+        snd_timer_check_master(timeri);
         up(&register_mutex);
         *ti = timeri;
         return 0;