diff --git a/sound/isa/ad1816a/ad1816a.c b/sound/isa/ad1816a/ad1816a.c
index 7051f7798ed71aad4ea0d3cf0ad3cab24d04c9b4..31f299aed2817e914cd5d29d740db4ebcf188205 100644
--- a/sound/isa/ad1816a/ad1816a.c
+++ b/sound/isa/ad1816a/ad1816a.c
@@ -262,6 +262,8 @@ static int __devinit snd_card_ad1816a_probe(int dev, struct pnp_card_link *pcard
 	return 0;
 }
 
+static unsigned int __devinitdata ad1816a_devices;
+
 static int __devinit snd_ad1816a_pnp_detect(struct pnp_card_link *card,
 					    const struct pnp_card_device_id *id)
 {
@@ -275,6 +277,7 @@ static int __devinit snd_ad1816a_pnp_detect(struct pnp_card_link *card,
 		if (res < 0)
 			return res;
 		dev++;
+		ad1816a_devices++;
 		return 0;
 	}
         return -ENODEV;
@@ -297,10 +300,13 @@ static struct pnp_card_driver ad1816a_pnpc_driver = {
 
 static int __init alsa_card_ad1816a_init(void)
 {
-	int cards;
+	int err;
+
+	err = pnp_register_card_driver(&ad1816a_pnpc_driver);
+	if (err)
+		return err;
 
-	cards = pnp_register_card_driver(&ad1816a_pnpc_driver);
-	if (cards <= 0) {
+	if (!ad1816a_devices) {
 		pnp_unregister_card_driver(&ad1816a_pnpc_driver);
 #ifdef MODULE
 		printk(KERN_ERR "no AD1816A based soundcards found.\n");