diff --git a/sound/usb/line6/driver.c b/sound/usb/line6/driver.c
index ea3a9bd05e68..0107bbfeb17d 100644
--- a/sound/usb/line6/driver.c
+++ b/sound/usb/line6/driver.c
@@ -687,6 +687,10 @@ static int line6_init_cap_control(struct usb_line6 *line6)
 		line6->buffer_message = kmalloc(LINE6_MIDI_MESSAGE_MAXLEN, GFP_KERNEL);
 		if (!line6->buffer_message)
 			return -ENOMEM;
+
+		ret = line6_init_midi(line6);
+		if (ret < 0)
+			return ret;
 	} else {
 		ret = line6_hwdep_init(line6);
 		if (ret < 0)
diff --git a/sound/usb/line6/pod.c b/sound/usb/line6/pod.c
index 17aa616e61f5..aaa192aee883 100644
--- a/sound/usb/line6/pod.c
+++ b/sound/usb/line6/pod.c
@@ -421,11 +421,6 @@ static int pod_init(struct usb_line6 *line6,
 	if (err < 0)
 		return err;
 
-	/* initialize MIDI subsystem: */
-	err = line6_init_midi(line6);
-	if (err < 0)
-		return err;
-
 	/* initialize PCM subsystem: */
 	err = line6_init_pcm(line6, &pod_pcm_properties);
 	if (err < 0)
diff --git a/sound/usb/line6/variax.c b/sound/usb/line6/variax.c
index 0c4512d0382e..a911cff0cec8 100644
--- a/sound/usb/line6/variax.c
+++ b/sound/usb/line6/variax.c
@@ -217,7 +217,6 @@ static int variax_init(struct usb_line6 *line6,
 		       const struct usb_device_id *id)
 {
 	struct usb_line6_variax *variax = (struct usb_line6_variax *) line6;
-	int err;
 
 	line6->process_message = line6_variax_process_message;
 	line6->disconnect = line6_variax_disconnect;
@@ -233,11 +232,6 @@ static int variax_init(struct usb_line6 *line6,
 	if (variax->buffer_activate == NULL)
 		return -ENOMEM;
 
-	/* initialize MIDI subsystem: */
-	err = line6_init_midi(&variax->line6);
-	if (err < 0)
-		return err;
-
 	/* initiate startup procedure: */
 	variax_startup1(variax);
 	return 0;