diff --git a/src/e1_input.c b/src/e1_input.c
index 7066acf..9ea4f17 100644
--- a/src/e1_input.c
+++ b/src/e1_input.c
@@ -586,6 +586,8 @@
 	link->tei = tei;
 	link->sapi = sapi;
 
+	e1inp_line_get(link->ts->line);
+
 	llist_add_tail(&link->list, &ts->sign.sign_links);
 
 	return link;
@@ -855,8 +857,6 @@
 	struct input_signal_data isd;
 	int i, rc;
 
-	e1inp_line_get(line);
-
 	if (line->driver && line->ops && line->driver->line_update) {
 		rc = line->driver->line_update(line);
 	} else