1 files changed, 7 insertions, 9 deletions

diff --git a/drivers/acpi/dock.c b/drivers/acpi/dock.c
index 0a1221854a25..3bd89823402a 100644
--- a/drivers/acpi/dock.c
+++ b/drivers/acpi/dock.c
@@ -948,11 +948,18 @@ static int dock_add(acpi_handle handle)
         struct dock_station *dock_station;
         struct platform_device *dock_device;
 
+        dock_device =
+                platform_device_register_simple("dock",
+                        dock_station_count, NULL, 0);
+        if (IS_ERR(dock_device))
+                return PTR_ERR(dock_device);
+
         /* allocate & initialize the dock_station private data */
         dock_station = kzalloc(sizeof(*dock_station), GFP_KERNEL);
         if (!dock_station)
                 return -ENOMEM;
         dock_station->handle = handle;
+        dock_station->dock_device = dock_device;
         dock_station->last_dock_time = jiffies - HZ;
         INIT_LIST_HEAD(&dock_station->dependent_devices);
         INIT_LIST_HEAD(&dock_station->hotplug_devices);
@@ -961,15 +968,6 @@ static int dock_add(acpi_handle handle)
         mutex_init(&dock_station->hp_lock);
         ATOMIC_INIT_NOTIFIER_HEAD(&dock_notifier_list);
 
-        /* initialize platform device stuff */
-        dock_station->dock_device =
-                platform_device_register_simple("dock",
-                        dock_station_count, NULL, 0);
-        dock_device = dock_station->dock_device;
-        if (IS_ERR(dock_device)) {
-                ret = PTR_ERR(dock_device);
-                goto out;
-        }
         platform_device_add_data(dock_device, &dock_station,
                 sizeof(struct dock_station *));