diff --git a/drivers/iio/light/hid-sensor-als.c b/drivers/iio/light/hid-sensor-als.c
index ae2fda8dc500..823bb56b9873 100644
--- a/drivers/iio/light/hid-sensor-als.c
+++ b/drivers/iio/light/hid-sensor-als.c
@@ -406,25 +406,25 @@ static int hid_als_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 		return ret;
 	}
 
-	ret = iio_device_register(indio_dev);
-	if (ret) {
-		dev_err(&pdev->dev, "device register failed\n");
-		goto error_remove_trigger;
-	}
-
 	als_state->callbacks.send_event = als_proc_event;
 	als_state->callbacks.capture_sample = als_capture_sample;
 	als_state->callbacks.pdev = pdev;
 	ret = sensor_hub_register_callback(hsdev, hsdev->usage, &als_state->callbacks);
 	if (ret < 0) {
 		dev_err(&pdev->dev, "callback reg failed\n");
-		goto error_iio_unreg;
+		goto error_remove_trigger;
+	}
+
+	ret = iio_device_register(indio_dev);
+	if (ret) {
+		dev_err(&pdev->dev, "device register failed\n");
+		goto error_remove_callback;
 	}
 
 	return ret;
 
-error_iio_unreg:
-	iio_device_unregister(indio_dev);
+error_remove_callback:
+	sensor_hub_remove_callback(hsdev, hsdev->usage);
 error_remove_trigger:
 	hid_sensor_remove_trigger(indio_dev, &als_state->common_attributes);
 	return ret;
@@ -437,8 +437,8 @@ static void hid_als_remove(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	struct iio_dev *indio_dev = platform_get_drvdata(pdev);
 	struct als_state *als_state = iio_priv(indio_dev);
 
-	sensor_hub_remove_callback(hsdev, hsdev->usage);
 	iio_device_unregister(indio_dev);
+	sensor_hub_remove_callback(hsdev, hsdev->usage);
 	hid_sensor_remove_trigger(indio_dev, &als_state->common_attributes);
 }