diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/perf_event_intel_uncore.c b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/perf_event_intel_uncore.c
index c88f7f4..047f540 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/perf_event_intel_uncore.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/cpu/perf_event_intel_uncore.c
@@ -3334,6 +3334,8 @@
 	if (!pmus)
 		return -ENOMEM;
 
+	type->pmus = pmus;
+
 	type->unconstrainted = (struct event_constraint)
 		__EVENT_CONSTRAINT(0, (1ULL << type->num_counters) - 1,
 				0, type->num_counters, 0, 0);
@@ -3369,7 +3371,6 @@
 	}
 
 	type->pmu_group = &uncore_pmu_attr_group;
-	type->pmus = pmus;
 	return 0;
 fail:
 	uncore_type_exit(type);