diff --git a/drivers/ieee1394/nodemgr.c b/drivers/ieee1394/nodemgr.c
index ec8edd2f..90dc75b 100644
--- a/drivers/ieee1394/nodemgr.c
+++ b/drivers/ieee1394/nodemgr.c
@@ -1014,13 +1014,13 @@
 			    CSR1212_TEXTUAL_DESCRIPTOR_LEAF_LANGUAGE(kv) == 0) {
 				switch (last_key_id) {
 				case CSR1212_KV_ID_VENDOR:
-					ud->vendor_name_kv = kv;
 					csr1212_keep_keyval(kv);
+					ud->vendor_name_kv = kv;
 					break;
 
 				case CSR1212_KV_ID_MODEL:
-					ud->model_name_kv = kv;
 					csr1212_keep_keyval(kv);
+					ud->model_name_kv = kv;
 					break;
 
 				}