1 files changed, 10 insertions, 6 deletions

diff --git a/drivers/usb/serial/sierra.c b/drivers/usb/serial/sierra.c
index 2cb27e49d4ac..bb2ecaf3296b 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/serial/sierra.c
+++ b/drivers/usb/serial/sierra.c
@@ -161,7 +161,6 @@ static int sierra_probe(struct usb_serial *serial,
 {
         int result = 0;
         struct usb_device *udev;
-        struct sierra_intf_private *data;
         u8 ifnum;
 
         udev = serial->dev;
@@ -188,11 +187,6 @@ static int sierra_probe(struct usb_serial *serial,
                 return -ENODEV;
         }
 
-        data = serial->private = kzalloc(sizeof(struct sierra_intf_private), GFP_KERNEL);
-        if (!data)
-                return -ENOMEM;
-        spin_lock_init(&data->susp_lock);
-
         return result;
 }
 
@@ -885,11 +879,20 @@ static void sierra_dtr_rts(struct usb_serial_port *port, int on)
 static int sierra_startup(struct usb_serial *serial)
 {
         struct usb_serial_port *port;
+        struct sierra_intf_private *intfdata;
         struct sierra_port_private *portdata;
         struct sierra_iface_info *himemoryp = NULL;
         int i;
         u8 ifnum;
 
+        intfdata = kzalloc(sizeof(*intfdata), GFP_KERNEL);
+        if (!intfdata)
+                return -ENOMEM;
+
+        spin_lock_init(&intfdata->susp_lock);
+
+        usb_set_serial_data(serial, intfdata);
+
         /* Set Device mode to D0 */
         sierra_set_power_state(serial->dev, 0x0000);
 
@@ -947,6 +950,7 @@ err:
                 portdata = usb_get_serial_port_data(serial->port[i]);
                 kfree(portdata);
         }
+        kfree(intfdata);
 
         return -ENOMEM;
 }