diff --git a/sound/core/seq/seq_system.c b/sound/core/seq/seq_system.c
index 8ce1d0b40dce1f0821f9cf9c144fed1ed27e413d..3b89b0adad6a1448fa9d80c04d965ebca7c49dca 100644
--- a/sound/core/seq/seq_system.c
+++ b/sound/core/seq/seq_system.c
@@ -134,6 +134,10 @@ int __init snd_seq_system_client_init(void)
 
 	/* register client */
 	sysclient = snd_seq_create_kernel_client(NULL, 0, "System");
+	if (sysclient < 0) {
+		kfree(port);
+		return sysclient;
+	}
 
 	/* register timer */
 	strcpy(port->name, "Timer");