diff --git a/drivers/block/sx8.c b/drivers/block/sx8.c
index 420cd952ddc4be9d136eb0e8dd5b887ddf91959c..1c79248c4826fed9aabce7e1ffc89b5291b4d5fc 100644
--- a/drivers/block/sx8.c
+++ b/drivers/block/sx8.c
@@ -297,6 +297,7 @@ struct carm_host {
 
 	struct work_struct		fsm_task;
 
+	int probe_err;
 	struct completion		probe_comp;
 };
 
@@ -1181,8 +1182,11 @@ static void carm_fsm_task (struct work_struct *work)
 				struct gendisk *disk = port->disk;
 
 				set_capacity(disk, port->capacity);
-				add_disk(disk);
-				activated++;
+				host->probe_err = add_disk(disk);
+				if (!host->probe_err)
+					activated++;
+				else
+					break;
 			}
 
 		printk(KERN_INFO DRV_NAME "(%s): %d ports activated\n",
@@ -1192,11 +1196,9 @@ static void carm_fsm_task (struct work_struct *work)
 		reschedule = 1;
 		break;
 	}
-
 	case HST_PROBE_FINISHED:
 		complete(&host->probe_comp);
 		break;
-
 	case HST_ERROR:
 		/* FIXME: TODO */
 		break;
@@ -1507,7 +1509,10 @@ static int carm_init_one (struct pci_dev *pdev, const struct pci_device_id *ent)
 		goto err_out_free_irq;
 
 	DPRINTK("waiting for probe_comp\n");
+	host->probe_err = -ENODEV;
 	wait_for_completion(&host->probe_comp);
+	if (host->probe_err)
+		goto err_out_free_irq;
 
 	printk(KERN_INFO "%s: pci %s, ports %d, io %llx, irq %u, major %d\n",
 	       host->name, pci_name(pdev), (int) CARM_MAX_PORTS,