diff --git a/drivers/video/backlight/lcd.c b/drivers/video/backlight/lcd.c
index 7de847df224f..4b40c6a4d441 100644
--- a/drivers/video/backlight/lcd.c
+++ b/drivers/video/backlight/lcd.c
@@ -226,6 +226,8 @@ struct lcd_device *lcd_device_register(const char *name, struct device *parent,
 	dev_set_name(&new_ld->dev, "%s", name);
 	dev_set_drvdata(&new_ld->dev, devdata);
 
+	new_ld->ops = ops;
+
 	rc = device_register(&new_ld->dev);
 	if (rc) {
 		put_device(&new_ld->dev);
@@ -238,8 +240,6 @@ struct lcd_device *lcd_device_register(const char *name, struct device *parent,
 		return ERR_PTR(rc);
 	}
 
-	new_ld->ops = ops;
-
 	return new_ld;
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(lcd_device_register);