diff --git a/drivers/usb/serial/mos7720.c b/drivers/usb/serial/mos7720.c
index fc52ac75fbf6..18110225d506 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/serial/mos7720.c
+++ b/drivers/usb/serial/mos7720.c
@@ -366,8 +366,6 @@ static int write_parport_reg_nonblock(struct mos7715_parport *mos_parport,
 	if (!urbtrack)
 		return -ENOMEM;
 
-	kref_get(&mos_parport->ref_count);
-	urbtrack->mos_parport = mos_parport;
 	urbtrack->urb = usb_alloc_urb(0, GFP_ATOMIC);
 	if (!urbtrack->urb) {
 		kfree(urbtrack);
@@ -388,6 +386,8 @@ static int write_parport_reg_nonblock(struct mos7715_parport *mos_parport,
 			     usb_sndctrlpipe(usbdev, 0),
 			     (unsigned char *)urbtrack->setup,
 			     NULL, 0, async_complete, urbtrack);
+	kref_get(&mos_parport->ref_count);
+	urbtrack->mos_parport = mos_parport;
 	kref_init(&urbtrack->ref_count);
 	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&urbtrack->urblist_entry);