diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/ti/cpsw.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/ti/cpsw.c
index 32a89744972db40c866ade7dccbd2c2232f7ec00..a46b8b2e44e14d60f1b04af3c64d3a763dba42d0 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/ti/cpsw.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/ti/cpsw.c
@@ -2775,6 +2775,7 @@ static int cpsw_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	if (!cpsw)
 		return -ENOMEM;
 
+	platform_set_drvdata(pdev, cpsw);
 	cpsw->dev = dev;
 
 	mode = devm_gpiod_get_array_optional(dev, "mode", GPIOD_OUT_LOW);
@@ -2879,7 +2880,6 @@ static int cpsw_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 		goto clean_cpts;
 	}
 
-	platform_set_drvdata(pdev, cpsw);
 	priv = netdev_priv(ndev);
 	priv->cpsw = cpsw;
 	priv->ndev = ndev;