diff --git a/sound/drivers/mtpav.c b/sound/drivers/mtpav.c
index 11235baaf6fa520f188d3ffcab470e7c020bb5b0..f212f233ea618efffb6ebe1d0395aaef80bb651e 100644
--- a/sound/drivers/mtpav.c
+++ b/sound/drivers/mtpav.c
@@ -693,8 +693,6 @@ static int snd_mtpav_probe(struct platform_device *dev)
 	mtp_card->outmidihwport = 0xffffffff;
 	timer_setup(&mtp_card->timer, snd_mtpav_output_timer, 0);
 
-	card->private_free = snd_mtpav_free;
-
 	err = snd_mtpav_get_RAWMIDI(mtp_card);
 	if (err < 0)
 		return err;
@@ -716,6 +714,8 @@ static int snd_mtpav_probe(struct platform_device *dev)
 	if (err < 0)
 		return err;
 
+	card->private_free = snd_mtpav_free;
+
 	platform_set_drvdata(dev, card);
 	printk(KERN_INFO "Motu MidiTimePiece on parallel port irq: %d ioport: 0x%lx\n", irq, port);
 	return 0;