diff --git a/drivers/hid/hid-mcp2221.c b/drivers/hid/hid-mcp2221.c
index 560eeec4035a..b0dc0edc69c2 100644
--- a/drivers/hid/hid-mcp2221.c
+++ b/drivers/hid/hid-mcp2221.c
@@ -879,12 +879,12 @@ static int mcp2221_probe(struct hid_device *hdev,
 	snprintf(mcp->adapter.name, sizeof(mcp->adapter.name),
 			"MCP2221 usb-i2c bridge");
 
+	i2c_set_adapdata(&mcp->adapter, mcp);
 	ret = i2c_add_adapter(&mcp->adapter);
 	if (ret) {
 		hid_err(hdev, "can't add usb-i2c adapter: %d\n", ret);
 		goto err_i2c;
 	}
-	i2c_set_adapdata(&mcp->adapter, mcp);
 
 	/* Setup GPIO chip */
 	mcp->gc = devm_kzalloc(&hdev->dev, sizeof(*mcp->gc), GFP_KERNEL);