diff --git a/sound/core/timer.c b/sound/core/timer.c
index a7bcb04..c62dbac 100644
--- a/sound/core/timer.c
+++ b/sound/core/timer.c
@@ -1952,8 +1952,8 @@
 	if ((err = snd_timer_register_system()) < 0)
 		snd_printk(KERN_ERR "unable to register system timer (%i)\n",
 			   err);
-	if ((err = snd_register_device(SNDRV_DEVICE_TYPE_TIMER,
-				       NULL, 0, &snd_timer_f_ops, "timer")) < 0)
+	if ((err = snd_register_device(SNDRV_DEVICE_TYPE_TIMER, NULL, 0,
+				       &snd_timer_f_ops, NULL, "timer")) < 0)
 		snd_printk(KERN_ERR "unable to register timer device (%i)\n",
 			   err);
 	return 0;