diff --git a/drivers/power/ds2760_battery.c b/drivers/power/ds2760_battery.c
index 520b5c4..cf07c43 100644
--- a/drivers/power/ds2760_battery.c
+++ b/drivers/power/ds2760_battery.c
@@ -381,12 +381,6 @@
 
 	di->charge_status = POWER_SUPPLY_STATUS_UNKNOWN;
 
-	retval = power_supply_register(&pdev->dev, &di->bat);
-	if (retval) {
-		dev_err(di->dev, "failed to register battery\n");
-		goto batt_failed;
-	}
-
 	/* enable sleep mode feature */
 	ds2760_battery_read_status(di);
 	status = di->raw[DS2760_STATUS_REG];
@@ -397,6 +391,12 @@
 
 	ds2760_battery_write_status(di, status);
 
+	retval = power_supply_register(&pdev->dev, &di->bat);
+	if (retval) {
+		dev_err(di->dev, "failed to register battery\n");
+		goto batt_failed;
+	}
+
 	INIT_DELAYED_WORK(&di->monitor_work, ds2760_battery_work);
 	di->monitor_wqueue = create_singlethread_workqueue(dev_name(&pdev->dev));
 	if (!di->monitor_wqueue) {