return 0;
 }
 
-int emu1010_firmware_thread(void *data) {
+static int emu1010_firmware_thread(void *data)
+{
        struct snd_emu10k1 * emu = data;
        int tmp,tmp2;
        int reg;
        snd_emu1010_fpga_write(emu, EMU_HANA_SPDIF_MODE, 0x10 ); /* SPDIF Format spdif  (or 0x11 for aes/ebu) */
 
        /* Start Micro/Audio Dock firmware loader thread */
-       emu->emu1010.firmware_thread = kthread_create(&emu1010_firmware_thread,
-                                   emu,
-                                   "emu1010_firmware");
-       wake_up_process(emu->emu1010.firmware_thread);
+       if (!emu->emu1010.firmware_thread) {
+               emu->emu1010.firmware_thread =
+                       kthread_create(emu1010_firmware_thread, emu,
+                                      "emu1010_firmware");
+               wake_up_process(emu->emu1010.firmware_thread);
+       }
 
 #if 0
        snd_emu1010_fpga_link_dst_src_write(emu,
                /* Disable 48Volt power to Audio Dock */
                snd_emu1010_fpga_write(emu,  EMU_HANA_DOCK_PWR,  0 );
        }
-       if (emu->card_capabilities->emu_model)
+       if (emu->emu1010.firmware_thread)
                kthread_stop(emu->emu1010.firmware_thread);
        if (emu->memhdr)
                snd_util_memhdr_free(emu->memhdr);