2 files changed, 16 insertions, 8 deletions
diff --git a/sound/drivers/opl3/opl3_oss.c b/sound/drivers/opl3/opl3_oss.c
index 0345ae64768..fccf019a6d8 100644
--- a/sound/drivers/opl3/opl3_oss.c
+++ b/sound/drivers/opl3/opl3_oss.c
@@ -104,8 +104,10 @@ static int snd_opl3_oss_create_port(struct snd_opl3 * opl3)
 							  voices, voices,
 							  name);
 	if (opl3->oss_chset->port < 0) {
+		int port;
+		port = opl3->oss_chset->port;
 		snd_midi_channel_free_set(opl3->oss_chset);
-		return opl3->oss_chset->port;
+		return port;
 	}
 	return 0;
 }
@@ -136,10 +138,10 @@ void snd_opl3_init_seq_oss(struct snd_opl3 *opl3, char *name)
 	arg->oper = oss_callback;
 	arg->private_data = opl3;
 
-	snd_opl3_oss_create_port(opl3);
-
-	/* register to OSS synth table */
-	snd_device_register(opl3->card, dev);
+	if (snd_opl3_oss_create_port(opl3)) {
+		/* register to OSS synth table */
+		snd_device_register(opl3->card, dev);
+	}
 }
 
 /* unregister */
diff --git a/sound/drivers/opl3/opl3_seq.c b/sound/drivers/opl3/opl3_seq.c
index e26556d500e..57becf34f43 100644
--- a/sound/drivers/opl3/opl3_seq.c
+++ b/sound/drivers/opl3/opl3_seq.c
@@ -207,8 +207,10 @@ static int snd_opl3_synth_create_port(struct snd_opl3 * opl3)
 						      16, voices,
 						      name);
 	if (opl3->chset->port < 0) {
+		int port;
+		port = opl3->chset->port;
 		snd_midi_channel_free_set(opl3->chset);
-		return opl3->chset->port;
+		return port;
 	}
 	return 0;
 }
@@ -218,7 +220,7 @@ static int snd_opl3_synth_create_port(struct snd_opl3 * opl3)
 static int snd_opl3_seq_new_device(struct snd_seq_device *dev)
 {
 	struct snd_opl3 *opl3;
-	int client;
+	int client, err;
 	char name[32];
 	int opl_ver;
 
@@ -239,7 +241,11 @@ static int snd_opl3_seq_new_device(struct snd_seq_device *dev)
 	if (client < 0)
 		return client;
 
-	snd_opl3_synth_create_port(opl3);
+	if ((err = snd_opl3_synth_create_port(opl3)) < 0) {
+		snd_seq_delete_kernel_client(client);
+		opl3->seq_client = -1;
+		return err;
+	}
 
 	/* initialize instrument list */
 	opl3->ilist = snd_seq_instr_list_new();