diff --git a/sound/usb/usx2y/us122l.c b/sound/usb/usx2y/us122l.c
index b49d6e953d52..159da1f3924e 100644
--- a/sound/usb/usx2y/us122l.c
+++ b/sound/usb/usx2y/us122l.c
@@ -508,8 +508,7 @@ static bool us122l_create_card(struct snd_card *card)
 		err = us122l_create_usbmidi(card);
 	if (err < 0) {
 		snd_printk(KERN_ERR "us122l_create_usbmidi error %i \n", err);
-		us122l_stop(us122l);
-		return false;
+		goto stop;
 	}
 	err = usb_stream_hwdep_new(card);
 	if (err < 0) {
@@ -518,10 +517,13 @@ static bool us122l_create_card(struct snd_card *card)
 		list_for_each(p, &us122l->midi_list)
 			snd_usbmidi_disconnect(p);
 
-		us122l_stop(us122l);
-		return false;
+		goto stop;
 	}
 	return true;
+
+stop:
+	us122l_stop(us122l);
+	return false;
 }
 
 static void snd_us122l_free(struct snd_card *card)