diff --git a/drivers/input/keyboard/hil_kbd.c b/drivers/input/keyboard/hil_kbd.c
index 1dca3cf42a54..2e4abdc26367 100644
--- a/drivers/input/keyboard/hil_kbd.c
+++ b/drivers/input/keyboard/hil_kbd.c
@@ -350,11 +350,11 @@ static int hil_kbd_connect(struct serio *serio, struct serio_driver *drv)
 	return 0;
  bail2:
 	serio_close(serio);
+	serio_set_drvdata(serio, NULL);
  bail1:
 	input_free_device(kbd->dev);
  bail0:
 	kfree(kbd);
-	serio_set_drvdata(serio, NULL);
 	return -EIO;
 }