snd_dg00x_stream_destroy_duplex(dg00x);
        snd_dg00x_transaction_unregister(dg00x);
+
+       mutex_destroy(&dg00x->mutex);
+       fw_unit_put(dg00x->unit);
 }
 
-static void do_registration(struct work_struct *work)
+static int snd_dg00x_probe(struct fw_unit *unit, const struct ieee1394_device_id *entry)
 {
-       struct snd_dg00x *dg00x =
-                       container_of(work, struct snd_dg00x, dwork.work);
+       struct snd_card *card;
+       struct snd_dg00x *dg00x;
        int err;
 
-       if (dg00x->registered)
-               return;
-
-       err = snd_card_new(&dg00x->unit->device, -1, NULL, THIS_MODULE, 0,
-                          &dg00x->card);
+       err = snd_card_new(&unit->device, -1, NULL, THIS_MODULE, sizeof(*dg00x), &card);
        if (err < 0)
-               return;
-       dg00x->card->private_free = dg00x_card_free;
-       dg00x->card->private_data = dg00x;
+               return err;
+       card->private_free = dg00x_card_free;
+
+       dg00x = card->private_data;
+       dg00x->unit = fw_unit_get(unit);
+       dev_set_drvdata(&unit->device, dg00x);
+       dg00x->card = card;
+
+       mutex_init(&dg00x->mutex);
+       spin_lock_init(&dg00x->lock);
+       init_waitqueue_head(&dg00x->hwdep_wait);
+
+       dg00x->is_console = entry->model_id == MODEL_CONSOLE;
 
        err = name_card(dg00x);
        if (err < 0)
        if (err < 0)
                goto error;
 
-       err = snd_card_register(dg00x->card);
+       err = snd_card_register(card);
        if (err < 0)
                goto error;
 
-       dg00x->registered = true;
-
-       return;
-error:
-       snd_card_free(dg00x->card);
-       dev_info(&dg00x->unit->device,
-                "Sound card registration failed: %d\n", err);
-}
-
-static int snd_dg00x_probe(struct fw_unit *unit,
-                          const struct ieee1394_device_id *entry)
-{
-       struct snd_dg00x *dg00x;
-
-       /* Allocate this independent of sound card instance. */
-       dg00x = devm_kzalloc(&unit->device, sizeof(struct snd_dg00x),
-                            GFP_KERNEL);
-       if (!dg00x)
-               return -ENOMEM;
-
-       dg00x->unit = fw_unit_get(unit);
-       dev_set_drvdata(&unit->device, dg00x);
-
-       mutex_init(&dg00x->mutex);
-       spin_lock_init(&dg00x->lock);
-       init_waitqueue_head(&dg00x->hwdep_wait);
-
-       dg00x->is_console = entry->model_id == MODEL_CONSOLE;
-
-       /* Allocate and register this sound card later. */
-       INIT_DEFERRABLE_WORK(&dg00x->dwork, do_registration);
-       snd_fw_schedule_registration(unit, &dg00x->dwork);
-
        return 0;
+error:
+       snd_card_free(card);
+       return err;
 }
 
 static void snd_dg00x_update(struct fw_unit *unit)
 {
        struct snd_dg00x *dg00x = dev_get_drvdata(&unit->device);
 
-       /* Postpone a workqueue for deferred registration. */
-       if (!dg00x->registered)
-               snd_fw_schedule_registration(unit, &dg00x->dwork);
-
        snd_dg00x_transaction_reregister(dg00x);
 
-       /*
-        * After registration, userspace can start packet streaming, then this
-        * code block works fine.
-        */
-       if (dg00x->registered) {
-               mutex_lock(&dg00x->mutex);
-               snd_dg00x_stream_update_duplex(dg00x);
-               mutex_unlock(&dg00x->mutex);
-       }
+       mutex_lock(&dg00x->mutex);
+       snd_dg00x_stream_update_duplex(dg00x);
+       mutex_unlock(&dg00x->mutex);
 }
 
 static void snd_dg00x_remove(struct fw_unit *unit)
 {
        struct snd_dg00x *dg00x = dev_get_drvdata(&unit->device);
 
-       /*
-        * Confirm to stop the work for registration before the sound card is
-        * going to be released. The work is not scheduled again because bus
-        * reset handler is not called anymore.
-        */
-       cancel_delayed_work_sync(&dg00x->dwork);
-
-       if (dg00x->registered) {
-               // Block till all of ALSA character devices are released.
-               snd_card_free(dg00x->card);
-       }
-
-       mutex_destroy(&dg00x->mutex);
-       fw_unit_put(dg00x->unit);
+       // Block till all of ALSA character devices are released.
+       snd_card_free(dg00x->card);
 }
 
 static const struct ieee1394_device_id snd_dg00x_id_table[] = {