diff --git a/[refs] b/[refs]
index 755404cda8ee..461e06bf1cc0 100644
--- a/[refs]
+++ b/[refs]
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
 ---
-refs/heads/master: fd64138c0eff8351b93ef99f7da929bb8a49b9ed
+refs/heads/master: 2af752936b311a846622668f8b0f1893d8eccade
diff --git a/trunk/sound/core/init.c b/trunk/sound/core/init.c
index af1e407ca27f..0d5520c415d3 100644
--- a/trunk/sound/core/init.c
+++ b/trunk/sound/core/init.c
@@ -637,8 +637,12 @@ int snd_card_register(struct snd_card *card)
 #endif
 #ifndef CONFIG_SYSFS_DEPRECATED
 	if (card->card_dev) {
-		device_create_file(card->card_dev, &card_id_attrs);
-		device_create_file(card->card_dev, &card_number_attrs);
+		err = device_create_file(card->card_dev, &card_id_attrs);
+		if (err < 0)
+			return err;
+		err = device_create_file(card->card_dev, &card_number_attrs);
+		if (err < 0)
+			return err;
 	}
 #endif
 	return 0;