diff --git a/drivers/mtd/bcm63xxpart.c b/drivers/mtd/bcm63xxpart.c
index b3db8e35a23657a005cfe3fcb61c32fe12870d2b..44cba4eba34c370a5937ec83ed69069b196a0e13 100644
--- a/drivers/mtd/bcm63xxpart.c
+++ b/drivers/mtd/bcm63xxpart.c
@@ -190,9 +190,9 @@ static int bcm63xx_parse_cfe_partitions(struct mtd_info *master,
 	parts[curpart].name = "nvram";
 	parts[curpart].offset = master->size - nvramlen;
 	parts[curpart].size = nvramlen;
+	curpart++;
 
 	/* Global partition "linux" to make easy firmware upgrade */
-	curpart++;
 	parts[curpart].name = "linux";
 	parts[curpart].offset = cfelen;
 	parts[curpart].size = master->size - cfelen - nvramlen;