diff --git a/drivers/usb/core/endpoint.c b/drivers/usb/core/endpoint.c
index 40ba76a175719dd95f7818ac939751af38838866..3b2d137912beb6dce921d925adccff2873bb6f86 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/core/endpoint.c
+++ b/drivers/usb/core/endpoint.c
@@ -223,7 +223,7 @@ int usb_create_ep_files(struct device *parent,
 	ep_dev = kzalloc(sizeof(*ep_dev), GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (!ep_dev) {
 		retval = -ENOMEM;
-		goto exit;
+		goto error_alloc;
 	}
 
 	/* fun calculation to determine the minor of this endpoint */
@@ -241,33 +241,31 @@ int usb_create_ep_files(struct device *parent,
 
 	retval = device_register(&ep_dev->dev);
 	if (retval)
-		goto error;
+		goto error_register;
 	retval = sysfs_create_group(&ep_dev->dev.kobj, &ep_dev_attr_grp);
 	if (retval)
 		goto error_group;
 
-	endpoint->ep_dev = ep_dev;
-
 	/* create the symlink to the old-style "ep_XX" directory */
 	sprintf(name, "ep_%02x", endpoint->desc.bEndpointAddress);
-	retval = sysfs_create_link(&parent->kobj,
-				   &endpoint->ep_dev->dev.kobj, name);
+	retval = sysfs_create_link(&parent->kobj, &ep_dev->dev.kobj, name);
 	if (retval)
 		goto error_link;
-exit:
+	endpoint->ep_dev = ep_dev;
 	return retval;
 
 error_link:
 	sysfs_remove_group(&ep_dev->dev.kobj, &ep_dev_attr_grp);
-
 error_group:
 	device_unregister(&ep_dev->dev);
-	endpoint->ep_dev = NULL;
 	destroy_endpoint_class();
 	return retval;
-error:
+
+error_register:
 	kfree(ep_dev);
+error_alloc:
 	destroy_endpoint_class();
+exit:
 	return retval;
 }