struct snd_card_es968 {
        struct pnp_dev *dev;
+       struct snd_sb *chip;
 };
 
 static struct pnp_card_device_id snd_es968_pnpids[] = {
        if ((card = snd_card_new(index[dev], id[dev], THIS_MODULE,
                                 sizeof(struct snd_card_es968))) == NULL)
                return -ENOMEM;
-       acard = (struct snd_card_es968 *)card->private_data;
+       acard = card->private_data;
        if ((error = snd_card_es968_pnp(dev, acard, pcard, pid))) {
                snd_card_free(card);
                return error;
                snd_card_free(card);
                return error;
        }
+       acard->chip = chip;
 
        if ((error = snd_sb8dsp_pcm(chip, 0, NULL)) < 0) {
                snd_card_free(card);
 
 static void __devexit snd_es968_pnp_remove(struct pnp_card_link * pcard)
 {
-       struct snd_card *card = (struct snd_card *) pnp_get_card_drvdata(pcard);
+       snd_card_free(pnp_get_card_drvdata(pcard));
+       pnp_set_card_drvdata(pcard, NULL);
+}
+
+#ifdef CONFIG_PM
+static int snd_es968_pnp_suspend(struct pnp_card_link *pcard, pm_message_t state)
+{
+       struct snd_card *card = pnp_get_card_drvdata(pcard);
+       struct snd_card_es968 *acard = card->private_data;
+       struct snd_sb *chip = acard->chip;
+
+       snd_power_change_state(card, SNDRV_CTL_POWER_D3hot);
+       snd_pcm_suspend_all(chip->pcm);
+       snd_sbmixer_suspend(chip);
+       return 0;
+}
+
+static int snd_es968_pnp_resume(struct pnp_card_link *pcard)
+{
+       struct snd_card *card = pnp_get_card_drvdata(pcard);
+       struct snd_card_es968 *acard = card->private_data;
+       struct snd_sb *chip = acard->chip;
 
-       snd_card_disconnect(card);
-       snd_card_free_in_thread(card);
+       snd_sbdsp_reset(chip);
+       snd_sbmixer_resume(chip);
+       snd_power_change_state(card, SNDRV_CTL_POWER_D0);
+       return 0;
 }
+#endif
 
 static struct pnp_card_driver es968_pnpc_driver = {
        .flags          = PNP_DRIVER_RES_DISABLE,
        .id_table       = snd_es968_pnpids,
        .probe          = snd_es968_pnp_detect,
        .remove         = __devexit_p(snd_es968_pnp_remove),
+#ifdef CONFIG_PM
+       .suspend        = snd_es968_pnp_suspend,
+       .resume         = snd_es968_pnp_resume,
+#endif
 };
 
 static int __init alsa_card_es968_init(void)
 {
        int cards = pnp_register_card_driver(&es968_pnpc_driver);
-#ifdef MODULE
-       if (cards == 0) {
+       if (cards <= 0) {
                pnp_unregister_card_driver(&es968_pnpc_driver);
+#ifdef MODULE
                snd_printk(KERN_ERR "no ES968 based soundcards found\n");
-       }
 #endif
-       return cards ? 0 : -ENODEV;
+               return -ENODEV;
+       }
+       return 0;
 }
 
 static void __exit alsa_card_es968_exit(void)