diff --git a/sound/isa/als100.c b/sound/isa/als100.c
index 9b77c17b3f6620149591138b32cf780742b6e03a..a52bd8a14c9ba64a6a27b640eab1366da2e89807 100644
--- a/sound/isa/als100.c
+++ b/sound/isa/als100.c
@@ -199,7 +199,7 @@ static int __devinit snd_card_als100_pnp(int dev, struct snd_card_als100 *acard,
 	return 0;
 }
 
-static int __init snd_card_als100_probe(int dev,
+static int __devinit snd_card_als100_probe(int dev,
 					struct pnp_card_link *pcard,
 					const struct pnp_card_device_id *pid)
 {
@@ -281,6 +281,8 @@ static int __init snd_card_als100_probe(int dev,
 	return 0;
 }
 
+static unsigned int __devinitdata als100_devices;
+
 static int __devinit snd_als100_pnp_detect(struct pnp_card_link *card,
 					   const struct pnp_card_device_id *id)
 {
@@ -294,6 +296,7 @@ static int __devinit snd_als100_pnp_detect(struct pnp_card_link *card,
 		if (res < 0)
 			return res;
 		dev++;
+		als100_devices++;
 		return 0;
 	}
 	return -ENODEV;
@@ -345,10 +348,13 @@ static struct pnp_card_driver als100_pnpc_driver = {
 
 static int __init alsa_card_als100_init(void)
 {
-	int cards;
+	int err;
+
+	err = pnp_register_card_driver(&als100_pnpc_driver);
+	if (err)
+		return err;
 
-	cards = pnp_register_card_driver(&als100_pnpc_driver);
-	if (cards <= 0) {
+	if (!als100_devices) {
 		pnp_unregister_card_driver(&als100_pnpc_driver);
 #ifdef MODULE
 		snd_printk(KERN_ERR "no ALS100 based soundcards found\n");