diff --git a/sound/usb/caiaq/device.c b/sound/usb/caiaq/device.c
index 64aed432ae2213dfaca6dba0818ccca8cc38352c..7da0d0aa72cb1b31b88865371c9584e13fbd54e4 100644
--- a/sound/usb/caiaq/device.c
+++ b/sound/usb/caiaq/device.c
@@ -485,7 +485,7 @@ static int __devinit snd_probe(struct usb_interface *intf,
 		     const struct usb_device_id *id)
 {
 	int ret;
-	struct snd_card *card;
+	struct snd_card *card = NULL;
 	struct usb_device *device = interface_to_usbdev(intf);
 
 	ret = create_card(device, intf, &card);