diff --git a/sound/isa/cs423x/cs4236.c b/sound/isa/cs423x/cs4236.c
index dbe63db4bfd654cfb656aee997d873353374c02b..4d4b8ddc26bac1711e51b772212497cdfe0f2ddf 100644
--- a/sound/isa/cs423x/cs4236.c
+++ b/sound/isa/cs423x/cs4236.c
@@ -325,6 +325,7 @@ static int __devinit snd_cs423x_pnp_init_mpu(int dev, struct pnp_dev *pdev)
 static int __devinit snd_card_cs4232_pnp(int dev, struct snd_card_cs4236 *acard,
 					 struct pnp_dev *pdev)
 {
+	acard->wss = pdev;
 	if (snd_cs423x_pnp_init_wss(dev, acard->wss) < 0)
 		return -EBUSY;
 	cport[dev] = -1;