diff --git a/drivers/rtc/rtc-ds1286.c b/drivers/rtc/rtc-ds1286.c
index 60ce69600828237e63175a7aed8962a6d463a86e..47e681df31e280d27f4ce1a926b0f1c5bedbc13e 100644
--- a/drivers/rtc/rtc-ds1286.c
+++ b/drivers/rtc/rtc-ds1286.c
@@ -355,6 +355,7 @@ static int __devinit ds1286_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 		goto out;
 	}
 	spin_lock_init(&priv->lock);
+	platform_set_drvdata(pdev, priv);
 	rtc = rtc_device_register("ds1286", &pdev->dev,
 				  &ds1286_ops, THIS_MODULE);
 	if (IS_ERR(rtc)) {
@@ -362,7 +363,6 @@ static int __devinit ds1286_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 		goto out;
 	}
 	priv->rtc = rtc;
-	platform_set_drvdata(pdev, priv);
 	return 0;
 
 out: