ipaq_num_ports = 2;
        }
 
+       /*
+        * Some of the devices in ipaq_id_table[] are composite, and we
+        * shouldn't bind to all the interfaces.  This test will rule out
+        * some obviously invalid possibilities.
+        */
+       if (epds->num_bulk_in < ipaq_num_ports ||
+                       epds->num_bulk_out < ipaq_num_ports) {
+               return -ENODEV;
+       }
+
        return ipaq_num_ports;
 }
 
 
 static int ipaq_startup(struct usb_serial *serial)
 {
-       /* Some of the devices in ipaq_id_table[] are composite, and we
-        * shouldn't bind to all the interfaces.  This test will rule out
-        * some obviously invalid possibilities.
-        */
-       if (serial->num_bulk_in < serial->num_ports ||
-                       serial->num_bulk_out < serial->num_ports)
-               return -ENODEV;
-
        if (serial->dev->actconfig->desc.bConfigurationValue != 1) {
                /*
                 * FIXME: HP iPaq rx3715, possibly others, have 1 config that