diff --git a/sound/pci/via82xx.c b/sound/pci/via82xx.c
--- a/sound/pci/via82xx.c
+++ b/sound/pci/via82xx.c
@@ -1933,11 +1933,12 @@ static int snd_via82xx_chip_init(via82xx
 		 * DXS channels don't work properly with VRA if MC97 is disabled.
 		 */
 		struct pci_dev *pci;
-		pci = pci_find_device(0x1106, 0x3068, NULL); /* MC97 */
+		pci = pci_get_device(0x1106, 0x3068, NULL); /* MC97 */
 		if (pci) {
 			unsigned char data;
 			pci_read_config_byte(pci, 0x44, &data);
 			pci_write_config_byte(pci, 0x44, data | 0x40);
+			pci_dev_put(pci);
 		}
 	}