free_irq(chip->irq, chip);
        flush_scheduled_work();
        chip->model.cleanup(chip);
+       kfree(chip->model_data);
        mutex_destroy(&chip->mutex);
        pci_release_regions(chip->pci);
        pci_disable_device(chip->pci);
        struct oxygen *chip;
        int err;
 
-       err = snd_card_create(index, id, owner,
-                             sizeof(*chip) + model->model_data_size, &card);
+       err = snd_card_create(index, id, owner, sizeof(*chip), &card);
        if (err < 0)
                return err;
 
        chip->pci = pci;
        chip->irq = -1;
        chip->model = *model;
-       chip->model_data = chip + 1;
        spin_lock_init(&chip->reg_lock);
        mutex_init(&chip->mutex);
        INIT_WORK(&chip->spdif_input_bits_work,
        }
        chip->addr = pci_resource_start(pci, 0);
 
+       if (chip->model.model_data_size) {
+               chip->model_data = kmalloc(chip->model.model_data_size,
+                                          GFP_KERNEL);
+               if (!chip->model_data) {
+                       err = -ENOMEM;
+                       goto err_pci_regions;
+               }
+       }
+
        pci_set_master(pci);
        snd_card_set_dev(card, &pci->dev);
        card->private_free = oxygen_card_free;