diff --git a/drivers/staging/comedi/drivers/ni_labpc.c b/drivers/staging/comedi/drivers/ni_labpc.c
index 59da4047022c..e7b25e8a1467 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/comedi/drivers/ni_labpc.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/comedi/drivers/ni_labpc.c
@@ -84,15 +84,10 @@ static const struct labpc_boardinfo labpc_boards[] = {
 
 static int labpc_attach(struct comedi_device *dev, struct comedi_devconfig *it)
 {
-	struct labpc_private *devpriv;
 	unsigned int irq = it->options[1];
 	unsigned int dma_chan = it->options[2];
 	int ret;
 
-	devpriv = comedi_alloc_devpriv(dev, sizeof(*devpriv));
-	if (!devpriv)
-		return -ENOMEM;
-
 	ret = comedi_request_region(dev, it->options[0], 0x20);
 	if (ret)
 		return ret;
diff --git a/drivers/staging/comedi/drivers/ni_labpc_common.c b/drivers/staging/comedi/drivers/ni_labpc_common.c
index 8fb5c1f64c01..3cd200a6d768 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/comedi/drivers/ni_labpc_common.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/comedi/drivers/ni_labpc_common.c
@@ -1215,11 +1215,15 @@ int labpc_common_attach(struct comedi_device *dev,
 			unsigned int irq, unsigned long isr_flags)
 {
 	const struct labpc_boardinfo *board = dev->board_ptr;
-	struct labpc_private *devpriv = dev->private;
+	struct labpc_private *devpriv;
 	struct comedi_subdevice *s;
 	int ret;
 	int i;
 
+	devpriv = comedi_alloc_devpriv(dev, sizeof(*devpriv));
+	if (!devpriv)
+		return -ENOMEM;
+
 	if (dev->mmio) {
 		devpriv->read_byte = labpc_readb;
 		devpriv->write_byte = labpc_writeb;
diff --git a/drivers/staging/comedi/drivers/ni_labpc_cs.c b/drivers/staging/comedi/drivers/ni_labpc_cs.c
index 0a8b3223f74e..d58f1f93b2d5 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/comedi/drivers/ni_labpc_cs.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/comedi/drivers/ni_labpc_cs.c
@@ -80,7 +80,6 @@ static int labpc_auto_attach(struct comedi_device *dev,
 			     unsigned long context)
 {
 	struct pcmcia_device *link = comedi_to_pcmcia_dev(dev);
-	struct labpc_private *devpriv;
 	int ret;
 
 	/* The ni_labpc driver needs the board_ptr */
@@ -96,10 +95,6 @@ static int labpc_auto_attach(struct comedi_device *dev,
 	if (!link->irq)
 		return -EINVAL;
 
-	devpriv = comedi_alloc_devpriv(dev, sizeof(*devpriv));
-	if (!devpriv)
-		return -ENOMEM;
-
 	return labpc_common_attach(dev, link->irq, IRQF_SHARED);
 }
 
diff --git a/drivers/staging/comedi/drivers/ni_labpc_pci.c b/drivers/staging/comedi/drivers/ni_labpc_pci.c
index a9f408a517e3..0407ff681dfd 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/comedi/drivers/ni_labpc_pci.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/comedi/drivers/ni_labpc_pci.c
@@ -79,7 +79,6 @@ static int labpc_pci_auto_attach(struct comedi_device *dev,
 {
 	struct pci_dev *pcidev = comedi_to_pci_dev(dev);
 	const struct labpc_boardinfo *board = NULL;
-	struct labpc_private *devpriv;
 	int ret;
 
 	if (context < ARRAY_SIZE(labpc_pci_boards))
@@ -101,10 +100,6 @@ static int labpc_pci_auto_attach(struct comedi_device *dev,
 	if (!dev->mmio)
 		return -ENOMEM;
 
-	devpriv = comedi_alloc_devpriv(dev, sizeof(*devpriv));
-	if (!devpriv)
-		return -ENOMEM;
-
 	return labpc_common_attach(dev, pcidev->irq, IRQF_SHARED);
 }