diff --git a/sound/usb/line6/pcm.c b/sound/usb/line6/pcm.c
index a531881b2be6..e85ada14a8e1 100644
--- a/sound/usb/line6/pcm.c
+++ b/sound/usb/line6/pcm.c
@@ -523,6 +523,15 @@ int line6_init_pcm(struct usb_line6 *line6,
 	line6pcm->volume_monitor = 255;
 	line6pcm->line6 = line6;
 
+	spin_lock_init(&line6pcm->out.lock);
+	spin_lock_init(&line6pcm->in.lock);
+	line6pcm->impulse_period = LINE6_IMPULSE_DEFAULT_PERIOD;
+
+	line6->line6pcm = line6pcm;
+
+	pcm->private_data = line6pcm;
+	pcm->private_free = line6_cleanup_pcm;
+
 	/* Read and write buffers are sized identically, so choose minimum */
 	line6pcm->max_packet_size = min(
 			usb_maxpacket(line6->usbdev,
@@ -535,15 +544,6 @@ int line6_init_pcm(struct usb_line6 *line6,
 		return -EINVAL;
 	}
 
-	spin_lock_init(&line6pcm->out.lock);
-	spin_lock_init(&line6pcm->in.lock);
-	line6pcm->impulse_period = LINE6_IMPULSE_DEFAULT_PERIOD;
-
-	line6->line6pcm = line6pcm;
-
-	pcm->private_data = line6pcm;
-	pcm->private_free = line6_cleanup_pcm;
-
 	err = line6_create_audio_out_urbs(line6pcm);
 	if (err < 0)
 		return err;