diff --git a/net/bluetooth/6lowpan.c b/net/bluetooth/6lowpan.c
index 2fb7b306490424c62bafd0fe7de6fd83176ed698..0ffe2e24020aa86b80115221811f324511cc1385 100644
--- a/net/bluetooth/6lowpan.c
+++ b/net/bluetooth/6lowpan.c
@@ -859,9 +859,22 @@ static int setup_netdev(struct l2cap_chan *chan, struct lowpan_dev **dev)
 	SET_NETDEV_DEV(netdev, &chan->conn->hcon->hdev->dev);
 	SET_NETDEV_DEVTYPE(netdev, &bt_type);
 
+	*dev = netdev_priv(netdev);
+	(*dev)->netdev = netdev;
+	(*dev)->hdev = chan->conn->hcon->hdev;
+	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&(*dev)->peers);
+
+	spin_lock(&devices_lock);
+	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&(*dev)->list);
+	list_add_rcu(&(*dev)->list, &bt_6lowpan_devices);
+	spin_unlock(&devices_lock);
+
 	err = register_netdev(netdev);
 	if (err < 0) {
 		BT_INFO("register_netdev failed %d", err);
+		spin_lock(&devices_lock);
+		list_del_rcu(&(*dev)->list);
+		spin_unlock(&devices_lock);
 		free_netdev(netdev);
 		goto out;
 	}
@@ -871,16 +884,6 @@ static int setup_netdev(struct l2cap_chan *chan, struct lowpan_dev **dev)
 	       &chan->src, chan->src_type);
 	set_bit(__LINK_STATE_PRESENT, &netdev->state);
 
-	*dev = netdev_priv(netdev);
-	(*dev)->netdev = netdev;
-	(*dev)->hdev = chan->conn->hcon->hdev;
-	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&(*dev)->peers);
-
-	spin_lock(&devices_lock);
-	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&(*dev)->list);
-	list_add_rcu(&(*dev)->list, &bt_6lowpan_devices);
-	spin_unlock(&devices_lock);
-
 	return 0;
 
 out: