diff --git a/drivers/scsi/sd.c b/drivers/scsi/sd.c
index 978bfc1e0c6a37c5edf91c916b783837a6ad4440..b781a90d6699038f4f2a0e819ca6d2a93dd619bb 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/sd.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/sd.c
@@ -1647,16 +1647,6 @@ static int sd_probe(struct device *dev)
 	if (error)
 		goto out_put;
 
-	class_device_initialize(&sdkp->cdev);
-	sdkp->cdev.dev = &sdp->sdev_gendev;
-	sdkp->cdev.class = &sd_disk_class;
-	strncpy(sdkp->cdev.class_id, sdp->sdev_gendev.bus_id, BUS_ID_SIZE);
-
-	if (class_device_add(&sdkp->cdev))
-		goto out_put;
-
-	get_device(&sdp->sdev_gendev);
-
 	sdkp->device = sdp;
 	sdkp->driver = &sd_template;
 	sdkp->disk = gd;
@@ -1670,6 +1660,16 @@ static int sd_probe(struct device *dev)
 			sdp->timeout = SD_MOD_TIMEOUT;
 	}
 
+	class_device_initialize(&sdkp->cdev);
+	sdkp->cdev.dev = &sdp->sdev_gendev;
+	sdkp->cdev.class = &sd_disk_class;
+	strncpy(sdkp->cdev.class_id, sdp->sdev_gendev.bus_id, BUS_ID_SIZE);
+
+	if (class_device_add(&sdkp->cdev))
+		goto out_put;
+
+	get_device(&sdp->sdev_gendev);
+
 	gd->major = sd_major((index & 0xf0) >> 4);
 	gd->first_minor = ((index & 0xf) << 4) | (index & 0xfff00);
 	gd->minors = 16;