diff --git a/drivers/staging/comedi/drivers/serial2002.c b/drivers/staging/comedi/drivers/serial2002.c
index a596da8ac69a6eb2443b9c5f290df2abd3a060a4..16ff16e920abb086622b024aa2d4d4d0d82dabf9 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/comedi/drivers/serial2002.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/comedi/drivers/serial2002.c
@@ -751,8 +751,6 @@ static int serial2002_attach(struct comedi_device *dev,
 		return -ENOMEM;
 	dev->private = devpriv;
 
-	dev->open = serial_2002_open;
-	dev->close = serial_2002_close;
 	devpriv->port = it->options[0];
 	devpriv->speed = it->options[1];
 
@@ -806,6 +804,9 @@ static int serial2002_attach(struct comedi_device *dev,
 	s->range_table	= NULL;
 	s->insn_read	= serial2002_encoder_insn_read;
 
+	dev->open	= serial_2002_open;
+	dev->close	= serial_2002_close;
+
 	return 0;
 }