diff --git a/drivers/pcmcia/ds.c b/drivers/pcmcia/ds.c
index 63724e0d0472..103862f7bdf1 100644
--- a/drivers/pcmcia/ds.c
+++ b/drivers/pcmcia/ds.c
@@ -518,9 +518,6 @@ static struct pcmcia_device *pcmcia_device_add(struct pcmcia_socket *s,
 	/* by default don't allow DMA */
 	p_dev->dma_mask = DMA_MASK_NONE;
 	p_dev->dev.dma_mask = &p_dev->dma_mask;
-	dev_set_name(&p_dev->dev, "%d.%d", p_dev->socket->sock, p_dev->device_no);
-	if (!dev_name(&p_dev->dev))
-		goto err_free;
 	p_dev->devname = kasprintf(GFP_KERNEL, "pcmcia%s", dev_name(&p_dev->dev));
 	if (!p_dev->devname)
 		goto err_free;
@@ -578,6 +575,7 @@ static struct pcmcia_device *pcmcia_device_add(struct pcmcia_socket *s,
 
 	pcmcia_device_query(p_dev);
 
+	dev_set_name(&p_dev->dev, "%d.%d", p_dev->socket->sock, p_dev->device_no);
 	if (device_register(&p_dev->dev)) {
 		mutex_lock(&s->ops_mutex);
 		list_del(&p_dev->socket_device_list);