{
        unsigned long flags;
        struct hfi1_devdata *tmp, *peer = NULL;
+       struct hfi1_asic_data *asic_data;
        int ret = 0;
 
+       /* pre-allocate the asic structure in case we are the first device */
+       asic_data = kzalloc(sizeof(*dd->asic_data), GFP_KERNEL);
+       if (!asic_data)
+               return -ENOMEM;
+
        spin_lock_irqsave(&hfi1_devs_lock, flags);
        /* Find our peer device */
        list_for_each_entry(tmp, &hfi1_dev_list, list) {
        }
 
        if (peer) {
+               /* use already allocated structure */
                dd->asic_data = peer->asic_data;
+               kfree(asic_data);
        } else {
-               dd->asic_data = kzalloc(sizeof(*dd->asic_data), GFP_KERNEL);
-               if (!dd->asic_data) {
-                       ret = -ENOMEM;
-                       goto done;
-               }
+               dd->asic_data = asic_data;
                mutex_init(&dd->asic_data->asic_resource_mutex);
        }
        dd->asic_data->dds[dd->hfi1_id] = dd; /* self back-pointer */
-
-done:
        spin_unlock_irqrestore(&hfi1_devs_lock, flags);
        return ret;
 }