diff --git a/alsaaudio.c b/alsaaudio.c
index 82f4651..18dd8f8 100644
--- a/alsaaudio.c
+++ b/alsaaudio.c
@@ -640,7 +640,7 @@ alsapcm_dumpinfo(alsapcm_t *self, PyObject *args)
 static PyObject *
 alsapcm_info(alsapcm_t *self, PyObject *args)
 {
-	PyObject *info = PyDict_New();
+	PyObject *info;
 	PyObject *value;
 
 	unsigned int val,val2;
@@ -659,6 +659,8 @@ alsapcm_info(alsapcm_t *self, PyObject *args)
 		return NULL;
 	}
 
+	info = PyDict_New();
+
 	value=PyUnicode_FromString(snd_pcm_name(self->handle));
 	PyDict_SetItemString(info,"name",value);
 	Py_DECREF(value);