Index: /trunk/src/VBox/Devices/Parallel/DevParallel.cpp
===================================================================
--- /trunk/src/VBox/Devices/Parallel/DevParallel.cpp	(revision 71807)
+++ /trunk/src/VBox/Devices/Parallel/DevParallel.cpp	(revision 71808)
@@ -666,9 +666,9 @@
 static DECLCALLBACK(int) parallelR3Construct(PPDMDEVINS pDevIns, int iInstance, PCFGMNODE pCfg)
 {
+    PDMDEV_CHECK_VERSIONS_RETURN(pDevIns);
     int            rc;
     PARALLELPORT *pThis = PDMINS_2_DATA(pDevIns, PARALLELPORT*);
 
     Assert(iInstance < 4);
-    PDMDEV_CHECK_VERSIONS_RETURN(pDevIns);
 
     /*
@@ -862,5 +862,4 @@
 };
 #endif /* IN_RING3 */
-
-
 #endif /* !VBOX_DEVICE_STRUCT_TESTCASE */
+
