diff --git a/sound/core/info.c b/sound/core/info.c
index 566279374683..13b174464cc8 100644
--- a/sound/core/info.c
+++ b/sound/core/info.c
@@ -515,22 +515,51 @@ int snd_info_card_create(struct snd_card *card)
 	return 0;
 }
 
+/* register all pending info entries */
+static int snd_info_register_recursive(struct snd_info_entry *entry)
+{
+	struct snd_info_entry *p;
+	int err;
+
+	if (!entry->p) {
+		err = snd_info_register(entry);
+		if (err < 0)
+			return err;
+	}
+
+	list_for_each_entry(p, &entry->children, list) {
+		err = snd_info_register_recursive(p);
+		if (err < 0)
+			return err;
+	}
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
 /*
  * register the card proc file
  * called from init.c
+ * can be called multiple times for reinitialization
  */
 int snd_info_card_register(struct snd_card *card)
 {
 	struct proc_dir_entry *p;
+	int err;
 
 	if (snd_BUG_ON(!card))
 		return -ENXIO;
 
+	err = snd_info_register_recursive(card->proc_root);
+	if (err < 0)
+		return err;
+
 	if (!strcmp(card->id, card->proc_root->name))
 		return 0;
 
+	if (card->proc_root_link)
+		return 0;
 	p = proc_symlink(card->id, snd_proc_root->p, card->proc_root->name);
-	if (p == NULL)
+	if (!p)
 		return -ENOMEM;
 	card->proc_root_link = p;
 	return 0;
@@ -705,6 +734,8 @@ struct snd_info_entry *snd_info_create_module_entry(struct module * module,
 	if (entry) {
 		entry->module = module;
 		entry->parent = parent;
+		if (parent)
+			list_add_tail(&entry->list, &parent->children);
 	}
 	return entry;
 }
@@ -730,6 +761,8 @@ struct snd_info_entry *snd_info_create_card_entry(struct snd_card *card,
 		entry->module = card->module;
 		entry->card = card;
 		entry->parent = parent;
+		if (parent)
+			list_add_tail(&entry->list, &parent->children);
 	}
 	return entry;
 }
@@ -816,8 +849,6 @@ int snd_info_register(struct snd_info_entry * entry)
 		proc_set_size(p, entry->size);
 	}
 	entry->p = p;
-	if (entry->parent)
-		list_add_tail(&entry->list, &entry->parent->children);
 	mutex_unlock(&info_mutex);
 	return 0;
 }
diff --git a/sound/core/init.c b/sound/core/init.c
index 769a783757ff..f8abd2d8144e 100644
--- a/sound/core/init.c
+++ b/sound/core/init.c
@@ -107,26 +107,20 @@ static void snd_card_id_read(struct snd_info_entry *entry,
 	snd_iprintf(buffer, "%s\n", entry->card->id);
 }
 
-static inline int init_info_for_card(struct snd_card *card)
+static int init_info_for_card(struct snd_card *card)
 {
 	int err;
 	struct snd_info_entry *entry;
 
-	if ((err = snd_info_card_register(card)) < 0) {
-		dev_dbg(card->dev, "unable to create card info\n");
-		return err;
-	}
-	if ((entry = snd_info_create_card_entry(card, "id", card->proc_root)) == NULL) {
+	entry = snd_info_create_card_entry(card, "id", card->proc_root);
+	if (!entry) {
 		dev_dbg(card->dev, "unable to create card entry\n");
 		return err;
 	}
 	entry->c.text.read = snd_card_id_read;
-	if (snd_info_register(entry) < 0) {
-		snd_info_free_entry(entry);
-		entry = NULL;
-	}
 	card->proc_id = entry;
-	return 0;
+
+	return snd_info_card_register(card);
 }
 #else /* !CONFIG_PROC_FS */
 #define init_info_for_card(card)
@@ -756,7 +750,7 @@ int snd_card_register(struct snd_card *card)
 	if (snd_cards[card->number]) {
 		/* already registered */
 		mutex_unlock(&snd_card_mutex);
-		return 0;
+		return snd_info_card_register(card); /* register pending info */
 	}
 	if (*card->id) {
 		/* make a unique id name from the given string */