diff --git a/drivers/staging/line6/audio.c b/drivers/staging/line6/audio.c
index 3aa946899ced20495f3245eea0bbd0b8440c2ec6..e2ac8d60f8c27195441bf04f5e0d8afb6917e8f0 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/line6/audio.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/line6/audio.c
@@ -27,11 +27,12 @@ int line6_init_audio(struct usb_line6 *line6)
 {
 	static int dev;
 	struct snd_card *card;
+	int err;
 
-	card = snd_card_new(line6_index[dev], line6_id[dev], THIS_MODULE, 0);
-
-	if (card == NULL)
-		return -ENOMEM;
+	err = snd_card_create(line6_index[dev], line6_id[dev], THIS_MODULE, 0,
+			      &card);
+	if (err < 0)
+		return err;
 
 	line6->card = card;