diff --git a/drivers/fpga/fpga-bridge.c b/drivers/fpga/fpga-bridge.c
index 727704431f61..13918c8c839e 100644
--- a/drivers/fpga/fpga-bridge.c
+++ b/drivers/fpga/fpga-bridge.c
@@ -360,7 +360,6 @@ fpga_bridge_register(struct device *parent, const char *name,
 	bridge->dev.parent = parent;
 	bridge->dev.of_node = parent->of_node;
 	bridge->dev.id = id;
-	of_platform_populate(bridge->dev.of_node, NULL, NULL, &bridge->dev);
 
 	ret = dev_set_name(&bridge->dev, "br%d", id);
 	if (ret)
@@ -372,6 +371,8 @@ fpga_bridge_register(struct device *parent, const char *name,
 		return ERR_PTR(ret);
 	}
 
+	of_platform_populate(bridge->dev.of_node, NULL, NULL, &bridge->dev);
+
 	return bridge;
 
 error_device: