1 files changed, 2 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/drivers/regulator/max8649.c b/drivers/regulator/max8649.c
index 3ebdf698c648..833aaedc7e64 100644
--- a/drivers/regulator/max8649.c
+++ b/drivers/regulator/max8649.c
@@ -356,6 +356,7 @@ static int __devinit max8649_regulator_probe(struct i2c_client *client,
         dev_info(info->dev, "Max8649 regulator device is detected.\n");
         return 0;
 out:
+        i2c_set_clientdata(client, NULL);
         kfree(info);
         return ret;
 }
@@ -367,9 +368,9 @@ static int __devexit max8649_regulator_remove(struct i2c_client *client)
         if (info) {
                 if (info->regulator)
                         regulator_unregister(info->regulator);
+                i2c_set_clientdata(client, NULL);
                 kfree(info);
         }
-        i2c_set_clientdata(client, NULL);
 
         return 0;
 }