struct sony_pic_ioport *io, *tmp_io;
        struct sony_pic_irq *irq, *tmp_irq;
 
-       sonypi_compat_exit();
-
        if (sony_pic_disable(device)) {
                printk(KERN_ERR DRV_PFX "Couldn't disable device.\n");
                return -ENXIO;
        release_region(spic_dev.cur_ioport->io.minimum,
                        spic_dev.cur_ioport->io.address_length);
 
+       sonypi_compat_exit();
+
        sony_laptop_remove_input();
 
        /* pf attrs */
                goto err_free_resources;
        }
 
+       if (sonypi_compat_init())
+               goto err_remove_input;
+
        /* request io port */
        list_for_each_entry(io, &spic_dev.ioports, list) {
                if (request_region(io->io.minimum, io->io.address_length,
        if (!spic_dev.cur_ioport) {
                printk(KERN_ERR DRV_PFX "Failed to request_region.\n");
                result = -ENODEV;
-               goto err_remove_input;
+               goto err_remove_compat;
        }
 
        /* request IRQ */
        if (result)
                goto err_remove_pf;
 
-       if (sonypi_compat_init())
-               goto err_remove_pf;
-
        return 0;
 
 err_remove_pf:
        release_region(spic_dev.cur_ioport->io.minimum,
                        spic_dev.cur_ioport->io.address_length);
 
+err_remove_compat:
+       sonypi_compat_exit();
+
 err_remove_input:
        sony_laptop_remove_input();