diff --git a/drivers/hid/hid-roccat.c b/drivers/hid/hid-roccat.c
index 5666e75..56ce12c 100644
--- a/drivers/hid/hid-roccat.c
+++ b/drivers/hid/hid-roccat.c
@@ -162,27 +162,27 @@
 
 	device = devices[minor];
 
-	mutex_lock(&device->readers_lock);
-
 	if (!device) {
 		pr_emerg("roccat device with minor %d doesn't exist\n", minor);
 		error = -ENODEV;
-		goto exit_err;
+		goto exit_err_devices;
 	}
 
+	mutex_lock(&device->readers_lock);
+
 	if (!device->open++) {
 		/* power on device on adding first reader */
 		error = hid_hw_power(device->hid, PM_HINT_FULLON);
 		if (error < 0) {
 			--device->open;
-			goto exit_err;
+			goto exit_err_readers;
 		}
 
 		error = hid_hw_open(device->hid);
 		if (error < 0) {
 			hid_hw_power(device->hid, PM_HINT_NORMAL);
 			--device->open;
-			goto exit_err;
+			goto exit_err_readers;
 		}
 	}
 
@@ -193,13 +193,13 @@
 	list_add_tail(&reader->node, &device->readers);
 	file->private_data = reader;
 
-exit_unlock:
+exit_err_readers:
 	mutex_unlock(&device->readers_lock);
+exit_err_devices:
 	mutex_unlock(&devices_lock);
+	if (error)
+		kfree(reader);
 	return error;
-exit_err:
-	kfree(reader);
-	goto exit_unlock;
 }
 
 static int roccat_release(struct inode *inode, struct file *file)