diff --git a/drivers/net/usb/r8152.c b/drivers/net/usb/r8152.c
index 6e5e12d90d473..decb5ba56a259 100644
--- a/drivers/net/usb/r8152.c
+++ b/drivers/net/usb/r8152.c
@@ -9581,20 +9581,21 @@ static int rtl8152_probe(struct usb_interface *intf,
 			 const struct usb_device_id *id)
 {
 	struct usb_device *udev = interface_to_usbdev(intf);
-	u8 version = rtl8152_get_version(intf);
 	struct r8152 *tp;
 	struct net_device *netdev;
+	u8 version;
 	int ret;
 
-	if (version == RTL_VER_UNKNOWN)
-		return -ENODEV;
-
 	if (intf->cur_altsetting->desc.bInterfaceClass != USB_CLASS_VENDOR_SPEC)
 		return -ENODEV;
 
 	if (!rtl_check_vendor_ok(intf))
 		return -ENODEV;
 
+	version = rtl8152_get_version(intf);
+	if (version == RTL_VER_UNKNOWN)
+		return -ENODEV;
+
 	usb_reset_device(udev);
 	netdev = alloc_etherdev(sizeof(struct r8152));
 	if (!netdev) {