diff --git a/drivers/target/target_core_device.c b/drivers/target/target_core_device.c
index 37449bdd62f6..7fc5eae875de 100644
--- a/drivers/target/target_core_device.c
+++ b/drivers/target/target_core_device.c
@@ -1548,8 +1548,6 @@ int target_configure_device(struct se_device *dev)
 	ret = dev->transport->configure_device(dev);
 	if (ret)
 		goto out;
-	dev->dev_flags |= DF_CONFIGURED;
-
 	/*
 	 * XXX: there is not much point to have two different values here..
 	 */
@@ -1611,6 +1609,8 @@ int target_configure_device(struct se_device *dev)
 	list_add_tail(&dev->g_dev_node, &g_device_list);
 	mutex_unlock(&g_device_mutex);
 
+	dev->dev_flags |= DF_CONFIGURED;
+
 	return 0;
 
 out_free_alua: