diff --git a/sound/pci/ice1712/ice1712.c b/sound/pci/ice1712/ice1712.c
index 2ffdc35d5ffdca6ba5e1d1587feae59e6d08beaa..806407a3973e41784749f21c841628ad262c73f7 100644
--- a/sound/pci/ice1712/ice1712.c
+++ b/sound/pci/ice1712/ice1712.c
@@ -2594,6 +2594,8 @@ static int snd_ice1712_create(struct snd_card *card,
 	snd_ice1712_proc_init(ice);
 	synchronize_irq(pci->irq);
 
+	card->private_data = ice;
+
 	err = pci_request_regions(pci, "ICE1712");
 	if (err < 0) {
 		kfree(ice);