diff --git a/drivers/platform/chrome/chromeos_laptop.c b/drivers/platform/chrome/chromeos_laptop.c
index 4e14b4d6635d..a2cdbfbaeae6 100644
--- a/drivers/platform/chrome/chromeos_laptop.c
+++ b/drivers/platform/chrome/chromeos_laptop.c
@@ -740,6 +740,7 @@ static int __init
 chromeos_laptop_prepare_i2c_peripherals(struct chromeos_laptop *cros_laptop,
 					const struct chromeos_laptop *src)
 {
+	struct i2c_peripheral *i2c_peripherals;
 	struct i2c_peripheral *i2c_dev;
 	struct i2c_board_info *info;
 	int i;
@@ -748,17 +749,15 @@ chromeos_laptop_prepare_i2c_peripherals(struct chromeos_laptop *cros_laptop,
 	if (!src->num_i2c_peripherals)
 		return 0;
 
-	cros_laptop->i2c_peripherals = kmemdup(src->i2c_peripherals,
-					       src->num_i2c_peripherals *
-						sizeof(*src->i2c_peripherals),
-					       GFP_KERNEL);
-	if (!cros_laptop->i2c_peripherals)
+	i2c_peripherals = kmemdup(src->i2c_peripherals,
+					      src->num_i2c_peripherals *
+					  sizeof(*src->i2c_peripherals),
+					  GFP_KERNEL);
+	if (!i2c_peripherals)
 		return -ENOMEM;
 
-	cros_laptop->num_i2c_peripherals = src->num_i2c_peripherals;
-
-	for (i = 0; i < cros_laptop->num_i2c_peripherals; i++) {
-		i2c_dev = &cros_laptop->i2c_peripherals[i];
+	for (i = 0; i < src->num_i2c_peripherals; i++) {
+		i2c_dev = &i2c_peripherals[i];
 		info = &i2c_dev->board_info;
 
 		error = chromeos_laptop_setup_irq(i2c_dev);
@@ -775,16 +774,19 @@ chromeos_laptop_prepare_i2c_peripherals(struct chromeos_laptop *cros_laptop,
 		}
 	}
 
+	cros_laptop->i2c_peripherals = i2c_peripherals;
+	cros_laptop->num_i2c_peripherals = src->num_i2c_peripherals;
+
 	return 0;
 
 err_out:
 	while (--i >= 0) {
-		i2c_dev = &cros_laptop->i2c_peripherals[i];
+		i2c_dev = &i2c_peripherals[i];
 		info = &i2c_dev->board_info;
 		if (!IS_ERR_OR_NULL(info->fwnode))
 			fwnode_remove_software_node(info->fwnode);
 	}
-	kfree(cros_laptop->i2c_peripherals);
+	kfree(i2c_peripherals);
 	return error;
 }