diff --git a/sound/drivers/serial-u16550.c b/sound/drivers/serial-u16550.c
index c01b4c5..2330fec 100644
--- a/sound/drivers/serial-u16550.c
+++ b/sound/drivers/serial-u16550.c
@@ -998,6 +998,10 @@
 							 i, NULL, 0);
 		if (IS_ERR(device))
 			continue;
+		if (!platform_get_drvdata(device)) {
+			platform_device_unregister(device);
+			continue;
+		}
 		devices[i] = device;
 		cards++;
 	}