diff --git a/drivers/staging/comedi/comedi_fops.c b/drivers/staging/comedi/comedi_fops.c
index 64b3966c5f1f..02df354cf996 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/comedi/comedi_fops.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/comedi/comedi_fops.c
@@ -2898,9 +2898,6 @@ static int __init comedi_init(void)
 
 	comedi_class->dev_groups = comedi_dev_groups;
 
-	/* XXX requires /proc interface */
-	comedi_proc_init();
-
 	/* create devices files for legacy/manual use */
 	for (i = 0; i < comedi_num_legacy_minors; i++) {
 		struct comedi_device *dev;
@@ -2917,6 +2914,9 @@ static int __init comedi_init(void)
 		mutex_unlock(&dev->mutex);
 	}
 
+	/* XXX requires /proc interface */
+	comedi_proc_init();
+
 	return 0;
 }
 module_init(comedi_init);