diff --git a/drivers/mfd/arizona-core.c b/drivers/mfd/arizona-core.c
index 75619711a9e7..f59773da8adf 100644
--- a/drivers/mfd/arizona-core.c
+++ b/drivers/mfd/arizona-core.c
@@ -292,6 +292,7 @@ int __devinit arizona_dev_init(struct arizona *arizona)
 	struct device *dev = arizona->dev;
 	const char *type_name;
 	unsigned int reg, val;
+	int (*apply_patch)(struct arizona *) = NULL;
 	int ret, i;
 
 	dev_set_drvdata(arizona->dev, arizona);
@@ -391,7 +392,7 @@ int __devinit arizona_dev_init(struct arizona *arizona)
 				arizona->type);
 			arizona->type = WM5102;
 		}
-		ret = wm5102_patch(arizona);
+		apply_patch = wm5102_patch;
 		break;
 #endif
 #ifdef CONFIG_MFD_WM5110
@@ -402,7 +403,7 @@ int __devinit arizona_dev_init(struct arizona *arizona)
 				arizona->type);
 			arizona->type = WM5110;
 		}
-		ret = wm5110_patch(arizona);
+		apply_patch = wm5110_patch;
 		break;
 #endif
 	default:
@@ -412,9 +413,6 @@ int __devinit arizona_dev_init(struct arizona *arizona)
 
 	dev_info(dev, "%s revision %c\n", type_name, arizona->rev + 'A');
 
-	if (ret != 0)
-		dev_err(arizona->dev, "Failed to apply patch: %d\n", ret);
-
 	/* If we have a /RESET GPIO we'll already be reset */
 	if (!arizona->pdata.reset) {
 		ret = regmap_write(arizona->regmap, ARIZONA_SOFTWARE_RESET, 0);
@@ -430,6 +428,15 @@ int __devinit arizona_dev_init(struct arizona *arizona)
 		goto err_reset;
 	}
 
+	if (apply_patch) {
+		ret = apply_patch(arizona);
+		if (ret != 0) {
+			dev_err(arizona->dev, "Failed to apply patch: %d\n",
+				ret);
+			goto err_reset;
+		}
+	}
+
 	for (i = 0; i < ARRAY_SIZE(arizona->pdata.gpio_defaults); i++) {
 		if (!arizona->pdata.gpio_defaults[i])
 			continue;