1 files changed, 10 insertions, 8 deletions

diff --git a/drivers/mfd/twl6030-irq.c b/drivers/mfd/twl6030-irq.c
index eb3b5f88e566..776402566c9e 100644
--- a/drivers/mfd/twl6030-irq.c
+++ b/drivers/mfd/twl6030-irq.c
@@ -331,12 +331,6 @@ int twl6030_init_irq(int irq_num, unsigned irq_base, unsigned irq_end)
 
         /* install an irq handler to demultiplex the TWL6030 interrupt */
         init_completion(&irq_event);
-        task = kthread_run(twl6030_irq_thread, (void *)irq_num, "twl6030-irq");
-        if (IS_ERR(task)) {
-                pr_err("twl6030: could not create irq %d thread!\n", irq_num);
-                status = PTR_ERR(task);
-                goto fail_kthread;
-        }
 
         status = request_irq(irq_num, handle_twl6030_pih, IRQF_DISABLED,
                                 "TWL6030-PIH", &irq_event);
@@ -344,11 +338,19 @@ int twl6030_init_irq(int irq_num, unsigned irq_base, unsigned irq_end)
                 pr_err("twl6030: could not claim irq%d: %d\n", irq_num, status);
                 goto fail_irq;
         }
+
+        task = kthread_run(twl6030_irq_thread, (void *)irq_num, "twl6030-irq");
+        if (IS_ERR(task)) {
+                pr_err("twl6030: could not create irq %d thread!\n", irq_num);
+                status = PTR_ERR(task);
+                goto fail_kthread;
+        }
         return status;
-fail_irq:
-        free_irq(irq_num, &irq_event);
 
 fail_kthread:
+        free_irq(irq_num, &irq_event);
+
+fail_irq:
         for (i = irq_base; i < irq_end; i++)
                 irq_set_chip_and_handler(i, NULL, NULL);
         return status;