diff --git a/sound/soc/soc-core.c b/sound/soc/soc-core.c
index 392d33625327c3b12e3362ee91e6fcd30a53f33c..b4c8c38005037e4114de4d49525efc03b5cc57f6 100644
--- a/sound/soc/soc-core.c
+++ b/sound/soc/soc-core.c
@@ -1839,18 +1839,20 @@ static void snd_soc_instantiate_card(struct snd_soc_card *card)
 	ret = snd_card_register(card->snd_card);
 	if (ret < 0) {
 		printk(KERN_ERR "asoc: failed to register soundcard for %s\n", card->name);
-		goto probe_dai_err;
+		goto probe_aux_dev_err;
 	}
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_SND_SOC_AC97_BUS
 	/* register any AC97 codecs */
 	for (i = 0; i < card->num_rtd; i++) {
-			ret = soc_register_ac97_dai_link(&card->rtd[i]);
-			if (ret < 0) {
-				printk(KERN_ERR "asoc: failed to register AC97 %s\n", card->name);
-				goto probe_dai_err;
-			}
+		ret = soc_register_ac97_dai_link(&card->rtd[i]);
+		if (ret < 0) {
+			printk(KERN_ERR "asoc: failed to register AC97 %s\n", card->name);
+			while (--i >= 0)
+				soc_unregister_ac97_dai_link(&card->rtd[i]);
+			goto probe_aux_dev_err;
 		}
+	}
 #endif
 
 	card->instantiated = 1;