diff --git a/drivers/staging/android/ion/ion.c b/drivers/staging/android/ion/ion.c
index e74db7902549..269a431646be 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/android/ion/ion.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/android/ion/ion.c
@@ -74,6 +74,8 @@ static struct ion_buffer *ion_buffer_create(struct ion_heap *heap,
 
 	buffer->heap = heap;
 	buffer->flags = flags;
+	buffer->dev = dev;
+	buffer->size = len;
 
 	ret = heap->ops->allocate(heap, buffer, len, flags);
 
@@ -93,11 +95,7 @@ static struct ion_buffer *ion_buffer_create(struct ion_heap *heap,
 		goto err1;
 	}
 
-	buffer->dev = dev;
-	buffer->size = len;
 
-	buffer->dev = dev;
-	buffer->size = len;
 	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&buffer->attachments);
 	mutex_init(&buffer->lock);
 	mutex_lock(&dev->buffer_lock);