diff --git a/drivers/net/can/rcar/rcar_canfd.c b/drivers/net/can/rcar/rcar_canfd.c
index edaa1ca972c15..d4e9815ca26ff 100644
--- a/drivers/net/can/rcar/rcar_canfd.c
+++ b/drivers/net/can/rcar/rcar_canfd.c
@@ -1598,15 +1598,15 @@ static int rcar_canfd_channel_probe(struct rcar_canfd_global *gpriv, u32 ch,
 
 	netif_napi_add(ndev, &priv->napi, rcar_canfd_rx_poll,
 		       RCANFD_NAPI_WEIGHT);
+	spin_lock_init(&priv->tx_lock);
+	devm_can_led_init(ndev);
+	gpriv->ch[priv->channel] = priv;
 	err = register_candev(ndev);
 	if (err) {
 		dev_err(&pdev->dev,
 			"register_candev() failed, error %d\n", err);
 		goto fail_candev;
 	}
-	spin_lock_init(&priv->tx_lock);
-	devm_can_led_init(ndev);
-	gpriv->ch[priv->channel] = priv;
 	dev_info(&pdev->dev, "device registered (channel %u)\n", priv->channel);
 	return 0;