diff --git a/drivers/pcmcia/ds.c b/drivers/pcmcia/ds.c
index 9fc3398455388d04159ca1f43ac2524d3c143c01..eac961463be2db5b4013e152e1ede2bccf85c1d2 100644
--- a/drivers/pcmcia/ds.c
+++ b/drivers/pcmcia/ds.c
@@ -1356,6 +1356,7 @@ static int __devinit pcmcia_bus_add_socket(struct device *dev,
 	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&socket->devices_list);
 	memset(&socket->pcmcia_state, 0, sizeof(u8));
 	socket->device_count = 0;
+	atomic_set(&socket->present, 0);
 
 	ret = pccard_register_pcmcia(socket, &pcmcia_bus_callback);
 	if (ret) {
@@ -1364,8 +1365,6 @@ static int __devinit pcmcia_bus_add_socket(struct device *dev,
 		return ret;
 	}
 
-	atomic_set(&socket->present, 0);
-
 	return 0;
 }