diff --git a/drivers/media/usb/em28xx/em28xx-cards.c b/drivers/media/usb/em28xx/em28xx-cards.c
index b94b00456bcd..b7c534fc8a21 100644
--- a/drivers/media/usb/em28xx/em28xx-cards.c
+++ b/drivers/media/usb/em28xx/em28xx-cards.c
@@ -3675,6 +3675,7 @@ static void request_module_async(struct work_struct *work)
 	 * intf. Don't register extensions twice on those devices.
 	 */
 	if (dev->is_audio_only) {
+		em28xx_init_extension(dev);
 #if defined(CONFIG_MODULES) && defined(MODULE)
 		request_module("em28xx-alsa");
 #endif
@@ -3913,8 +3914,6 @@ static int em28xx_init_dev(struct em28xx *dev, struct usb_device *udev,
 			retval = -ENODEV;
 			goto err_deinit_media;
 		}
-		em28xx_init_extension(dev);
-
 		return 0;
 	}