1 files changed, 10 insertions, 9 deletions

diff --git a/sound/isa/wavefront/wavefront.c b/sound/isa/wavefront/wavefront.c
index 82b8fb746908..95898b2b7b58 100644
--- a/sound/isa/wavefront/wavefront.c
+++ b/sound/isa/wavefront/wavefront.c
@@ -338,7 +338,7 @@ snd_wavefront_free(struct snd_card *card)
         }
 }
 
-static struct snd_card *snd_wavefront_card_new(int dev)
+static int snd_wavefront_card_new(int dev, struct snd_card **cardp)
 {
         struct snd_card *card;
         snd_wavefront_card_t *acard;
@@ -347,7 +347,7 @@ static struct snd_card *snd_wavefront_card_new(int dev)
         err = snd_card_create(index[dev], id[dev], THIS_MODULE,
                               sizeof(snd_wavefront_card_t), &card);
         if (err < 0)
-                return NULL;
+                return err;
 
         acard = card->private_data;
         acard->wavefront.irq = -1;
@@ -358,7 +358,8 @@ static struct snd_card *snd_wavefront_card_new(int dev)
         acard->wavefront.card = card;
         card->private_free = snd_wavefront_free;
 
-        return card;
+        *cardp = card;
+        return 0;
 }
 
 static int __devinit
@@ -568,9 +569,9 @@ static int __devinit snd_wavefront_isa_probe(struct device *pdev,
         struct snd_card *card;
         int err;
 
-        card = snd_wavefront_card_new(dev);
-        if (! card)
-                return -ENOMEM;
+        err = snd_wavefront_card_new(dev, &card);
+        if (err < 0)
+                return err;
         snd_card_set_dev(card, pdev);
         if ((err = snd_wavefront_probe(card, dev)) < 0) {
                 snd_card_free(card);
@@ -617,9 +618,9 @@ static int __devinit snd_wavefront_pnp_detect(struct pnp_card_link *pcard,
         if (dev >= SNDRV_CARDS)
                 return -ENODEV;
 
-        card = snd_wavefront_card_new(dev);
-        if (! card)
-                return -ENOMEM;
+        res = snd_wavefront_card_new(dev, &card);
+        if (res < 0)
+                return res;
 
         if (snd_wavefront_pnp (dev, card->private_data, pcard, pid) < 0) {
                 if (cs4232_pcm_port[dev] == SNDRV_AUTO_PORT) {