diff --git a/drivers/char/tpm/tpm_ibmvtpm.c b/drivers/char/tpm/tpm_ibmvtpm.c
index 42ffa5e7a1e0f6c912a0e214e67a3a99d1511a08..27ebf9511cb41cdf5e26fc1f82a65ecab9a60d33 100644
--- a/drivers/char/tpm/tpm_ibmvtpm.c
+++ b/drivers/char/tpm/tpm_ibmvtpm.c
@@ -578,6 +578,9 @@ static int tpm_ibmvtpm_probe(struct vio_dev *vio_dev,
 		goto cleanup;
 	}
 
+	ibmvtpm->dev = dev;
+	ibmvtpm->vdev = vio_dev;
+
 	crq_q = &ibmvtpm->crq_queue;
 	crq_q->crq_addr = (struct ibmvtpm_crq *)get_zeroed_page(GFP_KERNEL);
 	if (!crq_q->crq_addr) {
@@ -622,8 +625,6 @@ static int tpm_ibmvtpm_probe(struct vio_dev *vio_dev,
 
 	crq_q->index = 0;
 
-	ibmvtpm->dev = dev;
-	ibmvtpm->vdev = vio_dev;
 	TPM_VPRIV(chip) = (void *)ibmvtpm;
 
 	spin_lock_init(&ibmvtpm->rtce_lock);