diff --git a/sound/soc/atmel/sam9g20_wm8731.c b/sound/soc/atmel/sam9g20_wm8731.c
index 0365b583ba70..4d25fb61c652 100644
--- a/sound/soc/atmel/sam9g20_wm8731.c
+++ b/sound/soc/atmel/sam9g20_wm8731.c
@@ -171,7 +171,8 @@ static int at91sam9g20ek_audio_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 
 	ret = snd_soc_register_card(card);
 	if (ret) {
-		dev_err(&pdev->dev, "snd_soc_register_card() failed\n");
+		dev_err_probe(&pdev->dev, ret,
+			      "snd_soc_register_card() failed: %d\n", ret);
 		goto err;
 	}