1 files changed, 3 insertions, 3 deletions
diff --git a/src/evdev.c b/src/evdev.c
index bcc72bd..e90eaed 100644
--- a/src/evdev.c
+++ b/src/evdev.c
@@ -2063,14 +2063,14 @@ EvdevPreInit(InputDriverPtr drv, IDevPtr dev, int flags)
     pInfo->conf_idev = dev;
     pInfo->private = NULL;
 
+    xf86CollectInputOptions(pInfo, evdevDefaults, NULL);
+    xf86ProcessCommonOptions(pInfo, pInfo->options);
+
     if (!(pEvdev = calloc(sizeof(EvdevRec), 1)))
         goto error;
 
     pInfo->private = pEvdev;
 
-    xf86CollectInputOptions(pInfo, evdevDefaults, NULL);
-    xf86ProcessCommonOptions(pInfo, pInfo->options);
-
     if (!EvdevOpenDevice(pInfo))
         goto error;