diff --git a/arch/x86_64/kernel/k8.c b/arch/x86_64/kernel/k8.c
index 6416682d33d08b878ed771ea32d0497aedbdb960..bc11b32e8b4d41fb000692825048d1dcd3a0339c 100644
--- a/arch/x86_64/kernel/k8.c
+++ b/arch/x86_64/kernel/k8.c
@@ -61,8 +61,8 @@ int cache_k8_northbridges(void)
 	dev = NULL;
 	i = 0;
 	while ((dev = next_k8_northbridge(dev)) != NULL) {
-		k8_northbridges[i++] = dev;
-		pci_read_config_dword(dev, 0x9c, &flush_words[i]);
+		k8_northbridges[i] = dev;
+		pci_read_config_dword(dev, 0x9c, &flush_words[i++]);
 	}
 	k8_northbridges[i] = NULL;
 	return 0;