diff --git a/drivers/base/bus.c b/drivers/base/bus.c
index 876bae5ade33..79bc203f51ef 100644
--- a/drivers/base/bus.c
+++ b/drivers/base/bus.c
@@ -515,11 +515,11 @@ int bus_add_device(struct device *dev)
 			goto out_put;
 		error = device_add_groups(dev, bus->dev_groups);
 		if (error)
-			goto out_groups;
+			goto out_id;
 		error = sysfs_create_link(&bus->p->devices_kset->kobj,
 						&dev->kobj, dev_name(dev));
 		if (error)
-			goto out_id;
+			goto out_groups;
 		error = sysfs_create_link(&dev->kobj,
 				&dev->bus->p->subsys.kobj, "subsystem");
 		if (error)