diff --git a/drivers/atm/he.c b/drivers/atm/he.c
index d33aba6864c2..3b64a99772ea 100644
--- a/drivers/atm/he.c
+++ b/drivers/atm/he.c
@@ -394,6 +394,11 @@ he_init_one(struct pci_dev *pci_dev, const struct pci_device_id *pci_ent)
 	he_dev->atm_dev->dev_data = he_dev;
 	atm_dev->dev_data = he_dev;
 	he_dev->number = atm_dev->number;
+#ifdef USE_TASKLET
+	tasklet_init(&he_dev->tasklet, he_tasklet, (unsigned long) he_dev);
+#endif
+	spin_lock_init(&he_dev->global_lock);
+
 	if (he_start(atm_dev)) {
 		he_stop(he_dev);
 		err = -ENODEV;
@@ -1173,11 +1178,6 @@ he_start(struct atm_dev *dev)
 	if ((err = he_init_irq(he_dev)) != 0)
 		return err;
 
-#ifdef USE_TASKLET
-	tasklet_init(&he_dev->tasklet, he_tasklet, (unsigned long) he_dev);
-#endif
-	spin_lock_init(&he_dev->global_lock);
-
 	/* 4.11 enable pci bus controller state machines */
 	host_cntl |= (OUTFF_ENB | CMDFF_ENB |
 				QUICK_RD_RETRY | QUICK_WR_RETRY | PERR_INT_ENB);