diff --git a/sound/aoa/core/alsa.c b/sound/aoa/core/alsa.c
index 0fa3855..9913bf2 100644
--- a/sound/aoa/core/alsa.c
+++ b/sound/aoa/core/alsa.c
@@ -23,13 +23,12 @@
 		/* cannot be EEXIST due to usage in aoa_fabric_register */
 		return -EBUSY;
 
-	err = snd_card_create(index, name, mod, sizeof(struct aoa_card),
-			      &alsa_card);
+	err = snd_card_new(dev, index, name, mod, sizeof(struct aoa_card),
+			   &alsa_card);
 	if (err < 0)
 		return err;
 	aoa_card = alsa_card->private_data;
 	aoa_card->alsa_card = alsa_card;
-	alsa_card->dev = dev;
 	strlcpy(alsa_card->driver, "AppleOnbdAudio", sizeof(alsa_card->driver));
 	strlcpy(alsa_card->shortname, name, sizeof(alsa_card->shortname));
 	strlcpy(alsa_card->longname, name, sizeof(alsa_card->longname));
diff --git a/sound/ppc/powermac.c b/sound/ppc/powermac.c
index 8abb521..350a7c8f 100644
--- a/sound/ppc/powermac.c
+++ b/sound/ppc/powermac.c
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@
 	char *name_ext;
 	int err;
 
-	err = snd_card_create(index, id, THIS_MODULE, 0, &card);
+	err = snd_card_new(&devptr->dev, index, id, THIS_MODULE, 0, &card);
 	if (err < 0)
 		return err;
 
@@ -122,8 +122,6 @@
 	if (enable_beep)
 		snd_pmac_attach_beep(chip);
 
-	snd_card_set_dev(card, &devptr->dev);
-
 	if ((err = snd_card_register(card)) < 0)
 		goto __error;
 
diff --git a/sound/ppc/snd_ps3.c b/sound/ppc/snd_ps3.c
index ebb76f2..58f292a 100644
--- a/sound/ppc/snd_ps3.c
+++ b/sound/ppc/snd_ps3.c
@@ -984,7 +984,8 @@
 	}
 
 	/* create card instance */
-	ret = snd_card_create(index, id, THIS_MODULE, 0, &the_card.card);
+	ret = snd_card_new(&dev->core, index, id, THIS_MODULE,
+			   0, &the_card.card);
 	if (ret < 0)
 		goto clean_irq;
 
@@ -1052,7 +1053,6 @@
 	snd_ps3_init_avsetting(&the_card);
 
 	/* register the card */
-	snd_card_set_dev(the_card.card, &dev->core);
 	ret = snd_card_register(the_card.card);
 	if (ret < 0)
 		goto clean_dma_map;