diff --git a/include/sound/core.h b/include/sound/core.h
index a994bea09cd6debedcf08bd740ca8a0cde227ec4..521f036cce994e6fb5cbbc1dc4f5161d8047a7e5 100644
--- a/include/sound/core.h
+++ b/include/sound/core.h
@@ -132,8 +132,10 @@ struct snd_card {
 	int shutdown;			/* this card is going down */
 	int free_on_last_close;		/* free in context of file_release */
 	wait_queue_head_t shutdown_sleep;
-	struct device *parent;
-	struct device *dev;
+	struct device *dev;		/* device assigned to this card */
+#ifndef CONFIG_SYSFS_DEPRECATED
+	struct device *card_dev;	/* cardX object for sysfs */
+#endif
 
 #ifdef CONFIG_PM
 	unsigned int power_state;	/* power state */
@@ -191,6 +193,16 @@ struct snd_minor {
 	struct device *dev;		/* device for sysfs */
 };
 
+/* return a device pointer linked to each sound device as a parent */
+static inline struct device *snd_card_get_device_link(struct snd_card *card)
+{
+#ifdef CONFIG_SYSFS_DEPRECATED
+	return card ? card->dev : NULL;
+#else
+	return card ? card->card_dev : NULL;
+#endif
+}
+
 /* sound.c */
 
 extern int snd_major;
@@ -257,7 +269,7 @@ int snd_card_file_add(struct snd_card *card, struct file *file);
 int snd_card_file_remove(struct snd_card *card, struct file *file);
 
 #ifndef snd_card_set_dev
-#define snd_card_set_dev(card,devptr) ((card)->parent = (devptr))
+#define snd_card_set_dev(card,devptr) ((card)->dev = (devptr))
 #endif
 
 /* device.c */
diff --git a/sound/core/init.c b/sound/core/init.c
index 6152a7554dfd2dd32492897befd1bb8ed502cd95..a4cc6b155ae9add936d14e1e7aab1822c14b86d6 100644
--- a/sound/core/init.c
+++ b/sound/core/init.c
@@ -361,8 +361,10 @@ static int snd_card_do_free(struct snd_card *card)
 		snd_printk(KERN_WARNING "unable to free card info\n");
 		/* Not fatal error */
 	}
-	if (card->dev)
-		device_unregister(card->dev);
+#ifndef CONFIG_SYSFS_DEPRECATED
+	if (card->card_dev)
+		device_unregister(card->card_dev);
+#endif
 	kfree(card);
 	return 0;
 }
@@ -497,12 +499,14 @@ int snd_card_register(struct snd_card *card)
 	int err;
 
 	snd_assert(card != NULL, return -EINVAL);
-	if (!card->dev) {
-		card->dev = device_create(sound_class, card->parent, 0,
-					  "card%i", card->number);
-		if (IS_ERR(card->dev))
-			card->dev = NULL;
+#ifndef CONFIG_SYSFS_DEPRECATED
+	if (!card->card_dev) {
+		card->card_dev = device_create(sound_class, card->dev, 0,
+					       "card%i", card->number);
+		if (IS_ERR(card->card_dev))
+			card->card_dev = NULL;
 	}
+#endif
 	if ((err = snd_device_register_all(card)) < 0)
 		return err;
 	mutex_lock(&snd_card_mutex);
diff --git a/sound/core/sound.c b/sound/core/sound.c
index 282742022de6f603f905c611b21cebb685edd015..82a61c67cf3ae6a027bdd082ca11f56f87960b05 100644
--- a/sound/core/sound.c
+++ b/sound/core/sound.c
@@ -238,7 +238,7 @@ int snd_register_device(int type, struct snd_card *card, int dev,
 {
 	int minor;
 	struct snd_minor *preg;
-	struct device *device = NULL;
+	struct device *device = snd_card_get_device_link(card);
 
 	snd_assert(name, return -EINVAL);
 	preg = kmalloc(sizeof *preg, GFP_KERNEL);
@@ -263,8 +263,6 @@ int snd_register_device(int type, struct snd_card *card, int dev,
 		return minor;
 	}
 	snd_minors[minor] = preg;
-	if (card)
-		device = card->dev;
 	preg->dev = device_create(sound_class, device, MKDEV(major, minor),
 				  "%s", name);
 	if (preg->dev)
diff --git a/sound/core/sound_oss.c b/sound/core/sound_oss.c
index b2fc40aa520b93e69a30fb918d3552db3ba94568..4566df41912a9f15a900914bb4bbc627619edc20 100644
--- a/sound/core/sound_oss.c
+++ b/sound/core/sound_oss.c
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ int snd_register_oss_device(int type, struct snd_card *card, int dev,
 	int cidx = SNDRV_MINOR_OSS_CARD(minor);
 	int track2 = -1;
 	int register1 = -1, register2 = -1;
-	struct device *carddev = NULL;
+	struct device *carddev = snd_card_get_device_link(card);
 
 	if (card && card->number >= 8)
 		return 0; /* ignore silently */
@@ -134,8 +134,6 @@ int snd_register_oss_device(int type, struct snd_card *card, int dev,
 		track2 = SNDRV_MINOR_OSS(cidx, SNDRV_MINOR_OSS_DMMIDI1);
 		break;
 	}
-	if (card)
-		carddev = card->dev;
 	register1 = register_sound_special_device(f_ops, minor, carddev);
 	if (register1 != minor)
 		goto __end;