opts = container_of(fi, struct f_hid_opts, func_inst);
 
        mutex_lock(&opts->lock);
-       ++opts->refcnt;
 
        device_initialize(&hidg->dev);
        hidg->dev.release = hidg_release;
        hidg->dev.class = hidg_class;
        hidg->dev.devt = MKDEV(major, opts->minor);
        ret = dev_set_name(&hidg->dev, "hidg%d", opts->minor);
-       if (ret) {
-               --opts->refcnt;
-               mutex_unlock(&opts->lock);
-               return ERR_PTR(ret);
-       }
+       if (ret)
+               goto err_unlock;
 
        hidg->bInterfaceSubClass = opts->subclass;
        hidg->bInterfaceProtocol = opts->protocol;
                                                 opts->report_desc_length,
                                                 GFP_KERNEL);
                if (!hidg->report_desc) {
-                       put_device(&hidg->dev);
-                       --opts->refcnt;
-                       mutex_unlock(&opts->lock);
-                       return ERR_PTR(-ENOMEM);
+                       ret = -ENOMEM;
+                       goto err_put_device;
                }
        }
        hidg->use_out_ep = !opts->no_out_endpoint;
 
+       ++opts->refcnt;
        mutex_unlock(&opts->lock);
 
        hidg->func.name    = "hid";
        hidg->qlen         = 4;
 
        return &hidg->func;
+
+err_put_device:
+       put_device(&hidg->dev);
+err_unlock:
+       mutex_unlock(&opts->lock);
+       return ERR_PTR(ret);
 }
 
 DECLARE_USB_FUNCTION_INIT(hid, hidg_alloc_inst, hidg_alloc);