else
                snd_printdd("Sound card name=%s, vendor=0x%x, device=0x%x, subsystem=0x%x\n", c->name, pci->vendor, pci->device, emu->serial);
        
-       if (!*card->id && c->id)
+       if (!*card->id && c->id) {
+               int i, n = 0;
                strlcpy(card->id, c->id, sizeof(card->id));
+               for (;;) {
+                       for (i = 0; i < snd_ecards_limit; i++) {
+                               if (snd_cards[i] && !strcmp(snd_cards[i]->id, card->id))
+                                       break;
+                       }
+                       if (i >= snd_ecards_limit)
+                               break;
+                       n++;
+                       if (n >= SNDRV_CARDS)
+                               break;
+                       snprintf(card->id, sizeof(card->id), "%s_%d", c->id, n);
+               }
+       }
 
        is_audigy = emu->audigy = c->emu10k2_chip;