goto alloc_err;
        }
 
+       /* set up physical characteristics */
+       wm->codec->phy_init(wm);
+
+       /* load gpio cache */
+       wm->gpio[0] = wm97xx_reg_read(wm, AC97_GPIO_CFG);
+       wm->gpio[1] = wm97xx_reg_read(wm, AC97_GPIO_POLARITY);
+       wm->gpio[2] = wm97xx_reg_read(wm, AC97_GPIO_STICKY);
+       wm->gpio[3] = wm97xx_reg_read(wm, AC97_GPIO_WAKEUP);
+       wm->gpio[4] = wm97xx_reg_read(wm, AC97_GPIO_STATUS);
+       wm->gpio[5] = wm97xx_reg_read(wm, AC97_MISC_AFE);
+
        wm->input_dev = input_allocate_device();
        if (wm->input_dev == NULL) {
                ret = -ENOMEM;
        if (ret < 0)
                goto dev_alloc_err;
 
-       /* set up physical characteristics */
-       wm->codec->phy_init(wm);
-
-       /* load gpio cache */
-       wm->gpio[0] = wm97xx_reg_read(wm, AC97_GPIO_CFG);
-       wm->gpio[1] = wm97xx_reg_read(wm, AC97_GPIO_POLARITY);
-       wm->gpio[2] = wm97xx_reg_read(wm, AC97_GPIO_STICKY);
-       wm->gpio[3] = wm97xx_reg_read(wm, AC97_GPIO_WAKEUP);
-       wm->gpio[4] = wm97xx_reg_read(wm, AC97_GPIO_STATUS);
-       wm->gpio[5] = wm97xx_reg_read(wm, AC97_MISC_AFE);
-
        /* register our battery device */
        wm->battery_dev = platform_device_alloc("wm97xx-battery", -1);
        if (!wm->battery_dev) {