diff --git a/sound/pci/au88x0/au88x0.c b/sound/pci/au88x0/au88x0.c
--- a/sound/pci/au88x0/au88x0.c
+++ b/sound/pci/au88x0/au88x0.c
@@ -79,19 +79,18 @@ static void vortex_fix_agp_bridge(struct
 
 static void __devinit snd_vortex_workaround(struct pci_dev *vortex, int fix)
 {
-	struct pci_dev *via;
+	struct pci_dev *via = NULL;
 
 	/* autodetect if workarounds are required */
 	if (fix == 255) {
 		/* VIA KT133 */
-		via = pci_find_device(PCI_VENDOR_ID_VIA, PCI_DEVICE_ID_VIA_8365_1, NULL);
+		via = pci_get_device(PCI_VENDOR_ID_VIA, PCI_DEVICE_ID_VIA_8365_1, NULL);
 		/* VIA Apollo */
 		if (via == NULL) {
-			via = pci_find_device(PCI_VENDOR_ID_VIA, PCI_DEVICE_ID_VIA_82C598_1, NULL);
-		}
-		/* AMD Irongate */
-		if (via == NULL) {
-			via = pci_find_device(PCI_VENDOR_ID_AMD, PCI_DEVICE_ID_AMD_FE_GATE_7007, NULL);
+			via = pci_get_device(PCI_VENDOR_ID_VIA, PCI_DEVICE_ID_VIA_82C598_1, NULL);
+			/* AMD Irongate */
+			if (via == NULL)
+				via = pci_get_device(PCI_VENDOR_ID_AMD, PCI_DEVICE_ID_AMD_FE_GATE_7007, NULL);
 		}
 		if (via) {
 			printk(KERN_INFO CARD_NAME ": Activating latency workaround...\n");
@@ -101,13 +100,14 @@ static void __devinit snd_vortex_workaro
 	} else {
 		if (fix & 0x1)
 			vortex_fix_latency(vortex);
-		if ((fix & 0x2) && (via = pci_find_device(PCI_VENDOR_ID_VIA, PCI_DEVICE_ID_VIA_8365_1, NULL)))
+		if ((fix & 0x2) && (via = pci_get_device(PCI_VENDOR_ID_VIA, PCI_DEVICE_ID_VIA_8365_1, NULL)))
 			vortex_fix_agp_bridge(via);
-		if ((fix & 0x4) && (via = pci_find_device(PCI_VENDOR_ID_VIA, PCI_DEVICE_ID_VIA_82C598_1, NULL)))
+		if ((fix & 0x4) && (via = pci_get_device(PCI_VENDOR_ID_VIA, PCI_DEVICE_ID_VIA_82C598_1, NULL)))
 			vortex_fix_agp_bridge(via);
-		if ((fix & 0x8) && (via = pci_find_device(PCI_VENDOR_ID_AMD, PCI_DEVICE_ID_AMD_FE_GATE_7007, NULL)))
+		if ((fix & 0x8) && (via = pci_get_device(PCI_VENDOR_ID_AMD, PCI_DEVICE_ID_AMD_FE_GATE_7007, NULL)))
 			vortex_fix_agp_bridge(via);
 	}
+	pci_dev_put(via);
 }
 
 // component-destructor