1 files changed, 6 insertions, 6 deletions

diff --git a/drivers/pcmcia/cs.c b/drivers/pcmcia/cs.c
index 5d0e60e09d31..0660ad182589 100644
--- a/drivers/pcmcia/cs.c
+++ b/drivers/pcmcia/cs.c
@@ -186,12 +186,6 @@ int pcmcia_register_socket(struct pcmcia_socket *socket)
 
         spin_lock_init(&socket->lock);
 
-        if (socket->resource_ops->init) {
-                ret = socket->resource_ops->init(socket);
-                if (ret)
-                        return (ret);
-        }
-
         /* try to obtain a socket number [yes, it gets ugly if we
          * register more than 2^sizeof(unsigned int) pcmcia
          * sockets... but the socket number is deprecated
@@ -239,6 +233,12 @@ int pcmcia_register_socket(struct pcmcia_socket *socket)
         mutex_init(&socket->skt_mutex);
         spin_lock_init(&socket->thread_lock);
 
+        if (socket->resource_ops->init) {
+                ret = socket->resource_ops->init(socket);
+                if (ret)
+                        goto err;
+        }
+
         tsk = kthread_run(pccardd, socket, "pccardd");
         if (IS_ERR(tsk)) {
                 ret = PTR_ERR(tsk);