diff --git a/drivers/usb/gadget/legacy/inode.c b/drivers/usb/gadget/legacy/inode.c
index d87a8ab51..d6551a4ce 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/gadget/legacy/inode.c
+++ b/drivers/usb/gadget/legacy/inode.c
@@ -1682,6 +1682,8 @@ static int gadgetfs_bind(struct usb_gadget *gadget,
 	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);
 	if (!dev->req)
@@ -1696,7 +1698,6 @@ 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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