diff --git a/drivers/mfd/pcf50633-core.c b/drivers/mfd/pcf50633-core.c
index 64803f13bcec..d11567307fbe 100644
--- a/drivers/mfd/pcf50633-core.c
+++ b/drivers/mfd/pcf50633-core.c
@@ -208,6 +208,8 @@ static int pcf50633_probe(struct i2c_client *client,
 	if (!pcf)
 		return -ENOMEM;
 
+	i2c_set_clientdata(client, pcf);
+	pcf->dev = &client->dev;
 	pcf->pdata = pdata;
 
 	mutex_init(&pcf->lock);
@@ -219,9 +221,6 @@ static int pcf50633_probe(struct i2c_client *client,
 		return ret;
 	}
 
-	i2c_set_clientdata(client, pcf);
-	pcf->dev = &client->dev;
-
 	version = pcf50633_reg_read(pcf, 0);
 	variant = pcf50633_reg_read(pcf, 1);
 	if (version < 0 || variant < 0) {