diff --git a/sound/pci/ali5451/ali5451.c b/sound/pci/ali5451/ali5451.c
index d683f77..f35b558 100644
--- a/sound/pci/ali5451/ali5451.c
+++ b/sound/pci/ali5451/ali5451.c
@@ -1993,8 +1993,10 @@
 		if ((err = snd_ac97_mixer(codec->ac97_bus, &ac97, &codec->ac97[i])) < 0) {
 			snd_printk("ali mixer %d creating error.\n", i);
 			if(i == 0)
-		return err;
-	}
+				return err;
+			codec->num_of_codecs = 1;
+			break;
+		}
 	}
 
 	if (codec->spdif_support) {