diff --git a/drivers/hid/wacom_sys.c b/drivers/hid/wacom_sys.c
index 994bddc55b82..b676f02d4b7f 100644
--- a/drivers/hid/wacom_sys.c
+++ b/drivers/hid/wacom_sys.c
@@ -2165,6 +2165,14 @@ static int wacom_parse_and_register(struct wacom *wacom, bool wireless)
 
 	wacom_update_name(wacom, wireless ? " (WL)" : "");
 
+	/* pen only Bamboo neither support touch nor pad */
+	if ((features->type == BAMBOO_PEN) &&
+	    ((features->device_type & WACOM_DEVICETYPE_TOUCH) ||
+	    (features->device_type & WACOM_DEVICETYPE_PAD))) {
+		error = -ENODEV;
+		goto fail;
+	}
+
 	error = wacom_add_shared_data(hdev);
 	if (error)
 		goto fail;
@@ -2212,14 +2220,6 @@ static int wacom_parse_and_register(struct wacom *wacom, bool wireless)
 		goto fail_quirks;
 	}
 
-	/* pen only Bamboo neither support touch nor pad */
-	if ((features->type == BAMBOO_PEN) &&
-	    ((features->device_type & WACOM_DEVICETYPE_TOUCH) ||
-	    (features->device_type & WACOM_DEVICETYPE_PAD))) {
-		error = -ENODEV;
-		goto fail_quirks;
-	}
-
 	if (features->device_type & WACOM_DEVICETYPE_WL_MONITOR)
 		error = hid_hw_open(hdev);