diff --git a/drivers/rtc/rtc-tps65910.c b/drivers/rtc/rtc-tps65910.c
index 7af00208d637141a8eb18a045b94b6cfa4f5e071..2583349fbde5e99b98776742fc774698f896e5dc 100644
--- a/drivers/rtc/rtc-tps65910.c
+++ b/drivers/rtc/rtc-tps65910.c
@@ -258,6 +258,8 @@ static int tps65910_rtc_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	if (ret < 0)
 		return ret;
 
+	platform_set_drvdata(pdev, tps_rtc);
+
 	irq  = platform_get_irq(pdev, 0);
 	if (irq <= 0) {
 		dev_warn(&pdev->dev, "Wake up is not possible as irq = %d\n",
@@ -283,8 +285,6 @@ static int tps65910_rtc_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 		return ret;
 	}
 
-	platform_set_drvdata(pdev, tps_rtc);
-
 	return 0;
 }