diff --git a/drivers/usb/gadget/legacy/inode.c b/drivers/usb/gadget/legacy/inode.c
index d87a8ab51510..a86a1c68903e 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/gadget/legacy/inode.c
+++ b/drivers/usb/gadget/legacy/inode.c
@@ -1681,6 +1681,7 @@ static int gadgetfs_bind(struct usb_gadget *gadget,
 	set_gadget_data (gadget, dev);
 	dev->gadget = gadget;
 	gadget->ep0->driver_data = dev;
+	get_dev(dev);
 
 	/* preallocate control response and buffer */
 	dev->req = usb_ep_alloc_request (gadget->ep0, GFP_KERNEL);
@@ -1696,7 +1697,6 @@ static int gadgetfs_bind(struct usb_gadget *gadget,
 	spin_lock_irq(&dev->lock);
 	dev->state = STATE_DEV_UNCONNECTED;
 	spin_unlock_irq(&dev->lock);
-	get_dev (dev);
 	return 0;
 
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