diff --git a/drivers/media/video/mt9m111.c b/drivers/media/video/mt9m111.c
index 9f92d63532314c6db410750c3e66f802589e014b..758a4db27d65651481eec16b970f755a9036f622 100644
--- a/drivers/media/video/mt9m111.c
+++ b/drivers/media/video/mt9m111.c
@@ -969,10 +969,6 @@ static int mt9m111_video_probe(struct soc_camera_device *icd,
 	mt9m111->swap_rgb_even_odd = 1;
 	mt9m111->swap_rgb_red_blue = 1;
 
-	ret = mt9m111_init(client);
-	if (ret)
-		goto ei2c;
-
 	data = reg_read(CHIP_VERSION);
 
 	switch (data) {
@@ -993,6 +989,8 @@ static int mt9m111_video_probe(struct soc_camera_device *icd,
 		goto ei2c;
 	}
 
+	ret = mt9m111_init(client);
+
 ei2c:
 	return ret;
 }