diff --git a/drivers/dma/imx-dma.c b/drivers/dma/imx-dma.c
index 34c54cf08231f8a0452ff0b1ebfb1d1102f3a766..ff2aab973b45dd1594fc5445380627589a1791c8 100644
--- a/drivers/dma/imx-dma.c
+++ b/drivers/dma/imx-dma.c
@@ -1067,6 +1067,7 @@ static int __init imxdma_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	if (!imxdma)
 		return -ENOMEM;
 
+	imxdma->dev = &pdev->dev;
 	imxdma->devtype = pdev->id_entry->driver_data;
 
 	res = platform_get_resource(pdev, IORESOURCE_MEM, 0);
@@ -1171,7 +1172,6 @@ static int __init imxdma_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 			      &imxdma->dma_device.channels);
 	}
 
-	imxdma->dev = &pdev->dev;
 	imxdma->dma_device.dev = &pdev->dev;
 
 	imxdma->dma_device.device_alloc_chan_resources = imxdma_alloc_chan_resources;