1 files changed, 4 insertions, 4 deletions

diff --git a/drivers/block/nbd.c b/drivers/block/nbd.c
index 4bc2a5cb9935..a98c41f72c63 100644
--- a/drivers/block/nbd.c
+++ b/drivers/block/nbd.c
@@ -803,10 +803,6 @@ static int __init nbd_init(void)
                 return -EINVAL;
         }
 
-        nbd_dev = kcalloc(nbds_max, sizeof(*nbd_dev), GFP_KERNEL);
-        if (!nbd_dev)
-                return -ENOMEM;
-
         part_shift = 0;
         if (max_part > 0) {
                 part_shift = fls(max_part);
@@ -828,6 +824,10 @@ static int __init nbd_init(void)
         if (nbds_max > 1UL << (MINORBITS - part_shift))
                 return -EINVAL;
 
+        nbd_dev = kcalloc(nbds_max, sizeof(*nbd_dev), GFP_KERNEL);
+        if (!nbd_dev)
+                return -ENOMEM;
+
         for (i = 0; i < nbds_max; i++) {
                 struct gendisk *disk = alloc_disk(1 << part_shift);
                 if (!disk)