diff --git a/drivers/rtc/class.c b/drivers/rtc/class.c
index e48223c00c67..e5b7b48cffac 100644
--- a/drivers/rtc/class.c
+++ b/drivers/rtc/class.c
@@ -374,11 +374,11 @@ struct rtc_device *devm_rtc_allocate_device(struct device *dev)
 
 	rtc->id = id;
 	rtc->dev.parent = dev;
-	err = dev_set_name(&rtc->dev, "rtc%d", id);
+	err = devm_add_action_or_reset(dev, devm_rtc_release_device, rtc);
 	if (err)
 		return ERR_PTR(err);
 
-	err = devm_add_action_or_reset(dev, devm_rtc_release_device, rtc);
+	err = dev_set_name(&rtc->dev, "rtc%d", id);
 	if (err)
 		return ERR_PTR(err);