diff --git a/drivers/xen/xen-pciback/xenbus.c b/drivers/xen/xen-pciback/xenbus.c
index 98bc345f296e..4843741e703a 100644
--- a/drivers/xen/xen-pciback/xenbus.c
+++ b/drivers/xen/xen-pciback/xenbus.c
@@ -44,7 +44,6 @@ static struct xen_pcibk_device *alloc_pdev(struct xenbus_device *xdev)
 	dev_dbg(&xdev->dev, "allocated pdev @ 0x%p\n", pdev);
 
 	pdev->xdev = xdev;
-	dev_set_drvdata(&xdev->dev, pdev);
 
 	mutex_init(&pdev->dev_lock);
 
@@ -58,6 +57,9 @@ static struct xen_pcibk_device *alloc_pdev(struct xenbus_device *xdev)
 		kfree(pdev);
 		pdev = NULL;
 	}
+
+	dev_set_drvdata(&xdev->dev, pdev);
+
 out:
 	return pdev;
 }