diff --git a/sound/aoa/soundbus/i2sbus/core.c b/sound/aoa/soundbus/i2sbus/core.c
index 17df288fbe984..4b01c51fbd330 100644
--- a/sound/aoa/soundbus/i2sbus/core.c
+++ b/sound/aoa/soundbus/i2sbus/core.c
@@ -302,6 +302,10 @@ static int i2sbus_add_dev(struct macio_dev *macio,
 
 	if (soundbus_add_one(&dev->sound)) {
 		printk(KERN_DEBUG "i2sbus: device registration error!\n");
+		if (dev->sound.ofdev.dev.kobj.state_initialized) {
+			soundbus_dev_put(&dev->sound);
+			return 0;
+		}
 		goto err;
 	}