return 0;
 }
 
-static int __init snd_card_es968_probe(int dev,
+static int __devinit snd_card_es968_probe(int dev,
                                        struct pnp_card_link *pcard,
                                        const struct pnp_card_device_id *pid)
 {
        return 0;
 }
 
+static unsigned int __devinitdata es968_devices;
+
 static int __devinit snd_es968_pnp_detect(struct pnp_card_link *card,
                                           const struct pnp_card_device_id *id)
 {
                if (res < 0)
                        return res;
                dev++;
+               es968_devices++;
                return 0;
        }
        return -ENODEV;
 
 static int __init alsa_card_es968_init(void)
 {
-       int cards = pnp_register_card_driver(&es968_pnpc_driver);
-       if (cards <= 0) {
+       int err = pnp_register_card_driver(&es968_pnpc_driver);
+       if (err)
+               return err;
+
+       if (!es968_devices) {
                pnp_unregister_card_driver(&es968_pnpc_driver);
 #ifdef MODULE
                snd_printk(KERN_ERR "no ES968 based soundcards found\n");