diff --git a/drivers/pnp/base.h b/drivers/pnp/base.h
index 37f7d85..a83cdcf 100644
--- a/drivers/pnp/base.h
+++ b/drivers/pnp/base.h
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 #define PNP_EISA_ID_MASK 0x7fffffff
 void pnp_eisa_id_to_string(u32 id, char *str);
 struct pnp_dev *pnp_alloc_dev(struct pnp_protocol *, int id, char *pnpid);
+struct pnp_card *pnp_alloc_card(struct pnp_protocol *, int id, char *pnpid);
 struct pnp_id *pnp_add_id(struct pnp_dev *dev, char *id);
 struct pnp_id *pnp_add_card_id(struct pnp_card *card, char *id);
 int pnp_interface_attach_device(struct pnp_dev *dev);
diff --git a/drivers/pnp/card.c b/drivers/pnp/card.c
index d606a16..a762a41 100644
--- a/drivers/pnp/card.c
+++ b/drivers/pnp/card.c
@@ -151,6 +151,31 @@
 	kfree(card);
 }
 
+struct pnp_card *pnp_alloc_card(struct pnp_protocol *protocol, int id, char *pnpid)
+{
+	struct pnp_card *card;
+	struct pnp_id *dev_id;
+
+	card = kzalloc(sizeof(struct pnp_card), GFP_KERNEL);
+	if (!card)
+		return NULL;
+
+	card->protocol = protocol;
+	card->number = id;
+
+	card->dev.parent = &card->protocol->dev;
+	sprintf(card->dev.bus_id, "%02x:%02x", card->protocol->number,
+		card->number);
+
+	dev_id = pnp_add_card_id(card, pnpid);
+	if (!dev_id) {
+		kfree(card);
+		return NULL;
+	}
+
+	return card;
+}
+
 static ssize_t pnp_show_card_name(struct device *dmdev,
 				  struct device_attribute *attr, char *buf)
 {
@@ -206,9 +231,6 @@
 	int error;
 	struct list_head *pos, *temp;
 
-	sprintf(card->dev.bus_id, "%02x:%02x", card->protocol->number,
-		card->number);
-	card->dev.parent = &card->protocol->dev;
 	card->dev.bus = NULL;
 	card->dev.release = &pnp_release_card;
 	error = device_register(&card->dev);
diff --git a/drivers/pnp/isapnp/core.c b/drivers/pnp/isapnp/core.c
index 3a326f9..883577a 100644
--- a/drivers/pnp/isapnp/core.c
+++ b/drivers/pnp/isapnp/core.c
@@ -840,16 +840,14 @@
 		       header[5], header[6], header[7], header[8]);
 		printk(KERN_DEBUG "checksum = 0x%x\n", checksum);
 #endif
-		if ((card =
-		     kzalloc(sizeof(struct pnp_card), GFP_KERNEL)) == NULL)
-			continue;
-
-		card->number = csn;
-		INIT_LIST_HEAD(&card->devices);
 		eisa_id = header[0] | header[1] << 8 |
 			  header[2] << 16 | header[3] << 24;
 		pnp_eisa_id_to_string(eisa_id, id);
-		pnp_add_card_id(card, id);
+		card = pnp_alloc_card(&isapnp_protocol, csn, id);
+		if (!card)
+			continue;
+
+		INIT_LIST_HEAD(&card->devices);
 		card->serial =
 		    (header[7] << 24) | (header[6] << 16) | (header[5] << 8) |
 		    header[4];
@@ -860,7 +858,6 @@
 			       "isapnp: checksum for device %i is not valid (0x%x)\n",
 			       csn, isapnp_checksum_value);
 		card->checksum = isapnp_checksum_value;
-		card->protocol = &isapnp_protocol;
 
 		pnp_add_card(card);
 	}