diff --git a/drivers/dma/fsl-qdma.c b/drivers/dma/fsl-qdma.c
index 915fa0cbb553..7082a5a6814a 100644
--- a/drivers/dma/fsl-qdma.c
+++ b/drivers/dma/fsl-qdma.c
@@ -1203,10 +1203,6 @@ static int fsl_qdma_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	if (!fsl_qdma->queue)
 		return -ENOMEM;
 
-	ret = fsl_qdma_irq_init(pdev, fsl_qdma);
-	if (ret)
-		return ret;
-
 	fsl_qdma->irq_base = platform_get_irq_byname(pdev, "qdma-queue0");
 	if (fsl_qdma->irq_base < 0)
 		return fsl_qdma->irq_base;
@@ -1245,19 +1241,22 @@ static int fsl_qdma_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 
 	platform_set_drvdata(pdev, fsl_qdma);
 
-	ret = dma_async_device_register(&fsl_qdma->dma_dev);
-	if (ret) {
-		dev_err(&pdev->dev,
-			"Can't register NXP Layerscape qDMA engine.\n");
-		return ret;
-	}
-
 	ret = fsl_qdma_reg_init(fsl_qdma);
 	if (ret) {
 		dev_err(&pdev->dev, "Can't Initialize the qDMA engine.\n");
 		return ret;
 	}
 
+	ret = fsl_qdma_irq_init(pdev, fsl_qdma);
+	if (ret)
+		return ret;
+
+	ret = dma_async_device_register(&fsl_qdma->dma_dev);
+	if (ret) {
+		dev_err(&pdev->dev, "Can't register NXP Layerscape qDMA engine.\n");
+		return ret;
+	}
+
 	return 0;
 }