diff --git a/drivers/ptp/ptp_vmclock.c b/drivers/ptp/ptp_vmclock.c
index 1ba30a2da570..9b8bd626a397 100644
--- a/drivers/ptp/ptp_vmclock.c
+++ b/drivers/ptp/ptp_vmclock.c
@@ -550,6 +550,8 @@ static int vmclock_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 		goto out;
 	}
 
+	st->miscdev.minor = MISC_DYNAMIC_MINOR;
+
 	/*
 	 * If the structure is big enough, it can be mapped to userspace.
 	 * Theoretically a guest OS even using larger pages could still
@@ -557,7 +559,6 @@ static int vmclock_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	 * cross that bridge if/when we come to it.
 	 */
 	if (le32_to_cpu(st->clk->size) >= PAGE_SIZE) {
-		st->miscdev.minor = MISC_DYNAMIC_MINOR;
 		st->miscdev.fops = &vmclock_miscdev_fops;
 		st->miscdev.name = st->name;