diff --git a/drivers/media/usb/as102/as102_drv.c b/drivers/media/usb/as102/as102_drv.c
index 6b1d3528a0a7..a6dd675689f5 100644
--- a/drivers/media/usb/as102/as102_drv.c
+++ b/drivers/media/usb/as102/as102_drv.c
@@ -287,6 +287,12 @@ int as102_dvb_register(struct as102_dev_t *as102_dev)
 	struct device *dev = &as102_dev->bus_adap.usb_dev->dev;
 	int ret;
 
+	/* init bus mutex for token locking */
+	mutex_init(&as102_dev->bus_adap.lock);
+
+	/* init start / stop stream mutex */
+	mutex_init(&as102_dev->sem);
+
 	ret = dvb_register_adapter(&as102_dev->dvb_adap,
 			   as102_dev->name, THIS_MODULE,
 			   dev, adapter_nr);
@@ -341,12 +347,6 @@ int as102_dvb_register(struct as102_dev_t *as102_dev)
 		goto efereg;
 	}
 
-	/* init bus mutex for token locking */
-	mutex_init(&as102_dev->bus_adap.lock);
-
-	/* init start / stop stream mutex */
-	mutex_init(&as102_dev->sem);
-
 	/*
 	 * try to load as102 firmware. If firmware upload failed, we'll be
 	 * able to upload it later.