diff --git a/drivers/staging/go7007/snd-go7007.c b/drivers/staging/go7007/snd-go7007.c
index a7de401f61a..cd19be6c00e 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/go7007/snd-go7007.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/go7007/snd-go7007.c
@@ -248,10 +248,11 @@ int go7007_snd_init(struct go7007 *go)
 	spin_lock_init(&gosnd->lock);
 	gosnd->hw_ptr = gosnd->w_idx = gosnd->avail = 0;
 	gosnd->capturing = 0;
-	gosnd->card = snd_card_new(index[dev], id[dev], THIS_MODULE, 0);
-	if (gosnd->card == NULL) {
+	ret = snd_card_create(index[dev], id[dev], THIS_MODULE, 0,
+			      &gosnd->card);
+	if (ret < 0) {
 		kfree(gosnd);
-		return -ENOMEM;
+		return ret;
 	}
 	ret = snd_device_new(gosnd->card, SNDRV_DEV_LOWLEVEL, go,
 			&go7007_snd_device_ops);