diff --git a/drivers/eisa/eisa-bus.c b/drivers/eisa/eisa-bus.c
index 1b86fe0c2e80..612afeaec3cb 100644
--- a/drivers/eisa/eisa-bus.c
+++ b/drivers/eisa/eisa-bus.c
@@ -277,11 +277,13 @@ static int __init eisa_request_resources(struct eisa_root_device *root,
 		}
 		
 		if (slot) {
+			edev->res[i].name  = NULL;
 			edev->res[i].start = SLOT_ADDRESS(root, slot)
 					     + (i * 0x400);
 			edev->res[i].end   = edev->res[i].start + 0xff;
 			edev->res[i].flags = IORESOURCE_IO;
 		} else {
+			edev->res[i].name  = NULL;
 			edev->res[i].start = SLOT_ADDRESS(root, slot)
 					     + EISA_VENDOR_ID_OFFSET;
 			edev->res[i].end   = edev->res[i].start + 3;
@@ -327,13 +329,6 @@ static int __init eisa_probe(struct eisa_root_device *root)
 		return -ENOMEM;
 	}
 		
-	if (eisa_init_device(root, edev, 0)) {
-		kfree(edev);
-		if (!root->force_probe)
-			return -ENODEV;
-		goto force_probe;
-	}
-
 	if (eisa_request_resources(root, edev, 0)) {
 		dev_warn(root->dev,
 		         "EISA: Cannot allocate resource for mainboard\n");
@@ -343,6 +338,14 @@ static int __init eisa_probe(struct eisa_root_device *root)
 		goto force_probe;
 	}
 
+	if (eisa_init_device(root, edev, 0)) {
+		eisa_release_resources(edev);
+		kfree(edev);
+		if (!root->force_probe)
+			return -ENODEV;
+		goto force_probe;
+	}
+
 	dev_info(&edev->dev, "EISA: Mainboard %s detected\n", edev->id.sig);
 
 	if (eisa_register_device(edev)) {
@@ -362,11 +365,6 @@ static int __init eisa_probe(struct eisa_root_device *root)
 			continue;
 		}
 
-		if (eisa_init_device(root, edev, i)) {
-			kfree(edev);
-			continue;
-		}
-
 		if (eisa_request_resources(root, edev, i)) {
 			dev_warn(root->dev,
 			         "Cannot allocate resource for EISA slot %d\n",
@@ -375,6 +373,12 @@ static int __init eisa_probe(struct eisa_root_device *root)
 			continue;
 		}
 
+		if (eisa_init_device(root, edev, i)) {
+			eisa_release_resources(edev);
+			kfree(edev);
+			continue;
+		}
+
 		if (edev->state == (EISA_CONFIG_ENABLED | EISA_CONFIG_FORCED))
 			enabled_str = " (forced enabled)";
 		else if (edev->state == EISA_CONFIG_FORCED)