diff --git a/sound/core/hwdep.c b/sound/core/hwdep.c
index da0fb9f..444e266 100644
--- a/sound/core/hwdep.c
+++ b/sound/core/hwdep.c
@@ -364,13 +364,14 @@
 	*rhwdep = NULL;
 	snd_assert(card != NULL, return -ENXIO);
 	hwdep = kzalloc(sizeof(*hwdep), GFP_KERNEL);
-	if (hwdep == NULL)
+	if (hwdep == NULL) {
+		snd_printk(KERN_ERR "hwdep: cannot allocate\n");
 		return -ENOMEM;
+	}
 	hwdep->card = card;
 	hwdep->device = device;
-	if (id) {
+	if (id)
 		strlcpy(hwdep->id, id, sizeof(hwdep->id));
-	}
 #ifdef CONFIG_SND_OSSEMUL
 	hwdep->oss_type = -1;
 #endif