diff --git a/sound/pci/ali5451/ali5451.c b/sound/pci/ali5451/ali5451.c
index c6835a3..115b112 100644
--- a/sound/pci/ali5451/ali5451.c
+++ b/sound/pci/ali5451/ali5451.c
@@ -2218,8 +2218,6 @@
 		return err;
 	}
 
-	snd_card_set_dev(card, &pci->dev);
-
 	/* initialise synth voices*/
 	for (i = 0; i < ALI_CHANNELS; i++)
 		codec->synth.voices[i].number = i;
@@ -2253,7 +2251,7 @@
 
 	snd_ali_printk("probe ...\n");
 
-	err = snd_card_create(index, id, THIS_MODULE, 0, &card);
+	err = snd_card_new(&pci->dev, index, id, THIS_MODULE, 0, &card);
 	if (err < 0)
 		return err;