diff --git a/drivers/scsi/aacraid/linit.c b/drivers/scsi/aacraid/linit.c
index ff6caab8cc8b7c7105d465963b4f84579d1c771e..79a1cec1a51f8638f4313d4764a43374d6e666f5 100644
--- a/drivers/scsi/aacraid/linit.c
+++ b/drivers/scsi/aacraid/linit.c
@@ -1431,8 +1431,8 @@ static int aac_acquire_resources(struct aac_dev *dev)
 		/* After EEH recovery or suspend resume, max_msix count
 		 * may change, therfore updating in init as well.
 		 */
-		aac_adapter_start(dev);
 		dev->init->Sa_MSIXVectors = cpu_to_le32(dev->max_msix);
+		aac_adapter_start(dev);
 	}
 	return 0;