mutex_init(&wacom->lock);
        INIT_WORK(&wacom->work, wacom_wireless_work);
 
+       if (!(features->quirks & WACOM_QUIRK_NO_INPUT)) {
+               error = wacom_allocate_inputs(wacom);
+               if (error)
+                       goto fail_allocate_inputs;
+       }
+
        /* set the default size in case we do not get them from hid */
        wacom_set_default_phy(features);
 
        }
 
        if (!(features->quirks & WACOM_QUIRK_NO_INPUT)) {
-               error = wacom_allocate_inputs(wacom) ||
-                       wacom_register_inputs(wacom);
+               error = wacom_register_inputs(wacom);
                if (error)
                        goto fail_register_inputs;
        }
        return 0;
 
 fail_hw_start:
-       wacom_clean_inputs(wacom);
        if (hdev->bus == BUS_BLUETOOTH)
                device_remove_file(&hdev->dev, &dev_attr_speed);
 fail_register_inputs:
 fail_battery:
        wacom_remove_shared_data(wacom_wac);
 fail_shared_data:
+       wacom_clean_inputs(wacom);
+fail_allocate_inputs:
 fail_type:
 fail_pktlen:
 fail_parse: