diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ralink/rt2x00/rt2x00usb.c b/drivers/net/wireless/ralink/rt2x00/rt2x00usb.c
index fe13dd07cc2a9c6bc2d20705f52561532e85dfcb..c696f0ad6a68382c67af596516ba2b0b45270382 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/ralink/rt2x00/rt2x00usb.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ralink/rt2x00/rt2x00usb.c
@@ -825,10 +825,6 @@ int rt2x00usb_probe(struct usb_interface *usb_intf,
 	if (retval)
 		goto exit_free_device;
 
-	retval = rt2x00lib_probe_dev(rt2x00dev);
-	if (retval)
-		goto exit_free_reg;
-
 	rt2x00dev->anchor = devm_kmalloc(&usb_dev->dev,
 					sizeof(struct usb_anchor),
 					GFP_KERNEL);
@@ -836,10 +832,17 @@ int rt2x00usb_probe(struct usb_interface *usb_intf,
 		retval = -ENOMEM;
 		goto exit_free_reg;
 	}
-
 	init_usb_anchor(rt2x00dev->anchor);
+
+	retval = rt2x00lib_probe_dev(rt2x00dev);
+	if (retval)
+		goto exit_free_anchor;
+
 	return 0;
 
+exit_free_anchor:
+	usb_kill_anchored_urbs(rt2x00dev->anchor);
+
 exit_free_reg:
 	rt2x00usb_free_reg(rt2x00dev);