diff --git a/drivers/staging/vt6656/main_usb.c b/drivers/staging/vt6656/main_usb.c
index 5e4a5d0988d7..aae228c533ef 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/vt6656/main_usb.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/vt6656/main_usb.c
@@ -723,14 +723,15 @@ vt6656_probe(struct usb_interface *intf, const struct usb_device_id *id)
 	usb_set_intfdata(intf, pDevice);
 	SET_NETDEV_DEV(netdev, &intf->dev);
 	memcpy(pDevice->dev->dev_addr, fake_mac, ETH_ALEN);
+
+	usb_device_reset(pDevice);
+
 	rc = register_netdev(netdev);
 	if (rc) {
 		printk(KERN_ERR DEVICE_NAME " Failed to register netdev\n");
 		goto err_netdev;
 	}
 
-	usb_device_reset(pDevice);
-
 	return 0;
 
 err_netdev: