diff --git a/sklearn/utils/_array_api.py b/sklearn/utils/_array_api.py
index 65503a0674a70..44a4af6397642 100644
--- a/sklearn/utils/_array_api.py
+++ b/sklearn/utils/_array_api.py
@@ -619,11 +619,10 @@ def get_namespace_and_device(*array_list, remove_none=True, remove_types=(str,))
     skip_remove_kwargs = dict(remove_none=False, remove_types=[])
 
     xp, is_array_api = get_namespace(*array_list, **skip_remove_kwargs)
-    arrays_device = device(*array_list, **skip_remove_kwargs)
     if is_array_api:
-        return xp, is_array_api, arrays_device
+        return xp, is_array_api, device(*array_list, **skip_remove_kwargs)
     else:
-        return xp, False, arrays_device
+        return xp, False, None
 
 
 def _expit(X, xp=None):