diff --git a/drivers/media/usb/uvc/uvc_driver.c b/drivers/media/usb/uvc/uvc_driver.c
index 9a791d8ef200..72fff7264b54 100644
--- a/drivers/media/usb/uvc/uvc_driver.c
+++ b/drivers/media/usb/uvc/uvc_driver.c
@@ -1534,10 +1534,6 @@ static int uvc_gpio_parse(struct uvc_device *dev)
 	if (IS_ERR_OR_NULL(gpio_privacy))
 		return PTR_ERR_OR_ZERO(gpio_privacy);
 
-	unit = uvc_alloc_entity(UVC_EXT_GPIO_UNIT, UVC_EXT_GPIO_UNIT_ID, 0, 1);
-	if (!unit)
-		return -ENOMEM;
-
 	irq = gpiod_to_irq(gpio_privacy);
 	if (irq < 0) {
 		if (irq != EPROBE_DEFER)
@@ -1546,6 +1542,10 @@ static int uvc_gpio_parse(struct uvc_device *dev)
 		return irq;
 	}
 
+	unit = uvc_alloc_entity(UVC_EXT_GPIO_UNIT, UVC_EXT_GPIO_UNIT_ID, 0, 1);
+	if (!unit)
+		return -ENOMEM;
+
 	unit->gpio.gpio_privacy = gpio_privacy;
 	unit->gpio.irq = irq;
 	unit->gpio.bControlSize = 1;