diff --git a/sound/usb/card.c b/sound/usb/card.c
index 5254b18cedcd..1a033177b83f 100644
--- a/sound/usb/card.c
+++ b/sound/usb/card.c
@@ -631,7 +631,9 @@ int snd_usb_autoresume(struct snd_usb_audio *chip)
 	int err = -ENODEV;
 
 	down_read(&chip->shutdown_rwsem);
-	if (!chip->shutdown && !chip->probing)
+	if (chip->probing)
+		err = 0;
+	else if (!chip->shutdown)
 		err = usb_autopm_get_interface(chip->pm_intf);
 	up_read(&chip->shutdown_rwsem);