Index: usb-devel/drivers/usb/core/file.c
===================================================================
--- usb-devel.orig/drivers/usb/core/file.c
+++ usb-devel/drivers/usb/core/file.c
@@ -193,9 +193,10 @@ int usb_register_dev(struct usb_interfac
 		intf->minor = minor;
 		break;
 	}
-	up_write(&minor_rwsem);
-	if (intf->minor < 0)
+	if (intf->minor < 0) {
+		up_write(&minor_rwsem);
 		return -EXFULL;
+	}
 
 	/* create a usb class device for this usb interface */
 	snprintf(name, sizeof(name), class_driver->name, minor - minor_base);
@@ -203,12 +204,11 @@ int usb_register_dev(struct usb_interfac
 				      MKDEV(USB_MAJOR, minor), class_driver,
 				      "%s", kbasename(name));
 	if (IS_ERR(intf->usb_dev)) {
-		down_write(&minor_rwsem);
 		usb_minors[minor] = NULL;
 		intf->minor = -1;
-		up_write(&minor_rwsem);
 		retval = PTR_ERR(intf->usb_dev);
 	}
+	up_write(&minor_rwsem);
 	return retval;
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(usb_register_dev);
@@ -234,12 +234,12 @@ void usb_deregister_dev(struct usb_inter
 		return;
 
 	dev_dbg(&intf->dev, "removing %d minor\n", intf->minor);
+	device_destroy(usb_class->class, MKDEV(USB_MAJOR, intf->minor));
 
 	down_write(&minor_rwsem);
 	usb_minors[intf->minor] = NULL;
 	up_write(&minor_rwsem);
 
-	device_destroy(usb_class->class, MKDEV(USB_MAJOR, intf->minor));
 	intf->usb_dev = NULL;
 	intf->minor = -1;
 	destroy_usb_class();