diff --git a/drivers/isdn/mISDN/core.c b/drivers/isdn/mISDN/core.c
index a41b4b264594..7ea0100f218a 100644
--- a/drivers/isdn/mISDN/core.c
+++ b/drivers/isdn/mISDN/core.c
@@ -233,11 +233,12 @@ mISDN_register_device(struct mISDNdevice *dev,
 	if (debug & DEBUG_CORE)
 		printk(KERN_DEBUG "mISDN_register %s %d\n",
 		       dev_name(&dev->dev), dev->id);
+	dev->dev.class = &mISDN_class;
+
 	err = create_stack(dev);
 	if (err)
 		goto error1;
 
-	dev->dev.class = &mISDN_class;
 	dev->dev.platform_data = dev;
 	dev->dev.parent = parent;
 	dev_set_drvdata(&dev->dev, dev);
@@ -249,8 +250,8 @@ mISDN_register_device(struct mISDNdevice *dev,
 
 error3:
 	delete_stack(dev);
-	return err;
 error1:
+	put_device(&dev->dev);
 	return err;
 
 }