diff --git a/drivers/slimbus/qcom-ngd-ctrl.c b/drivers/slimbus/qcom-ngd-ctrl.c
index 14a9d18306cb..f872166f8614 100644
--- a/drivers/slimbus/qcom-ngd-ctrl.c
+++ b/drivers/slimbus/qcom-ngd-ctrl.c
@@ -1342,7 +1342,6 @@ static int of_qcom_slim_ngd_register(struct device *parent,
 		ngd->base = ctrl->base + ngd->id * data->offset +
 					(ngd->id - 1) * data->size;
 		ctrl->ngd = ngd;
-		platform_driver_register(&qcom_slim_ngd_driver);
 
 		return 0;
 	}
@@ -1441,6 +1440,7 @@ static int qcom_slim_ngd_ctrl_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	init_completion(&ctrl->reconf);
 	init_completion(&ctrl->qmi.qmi_comp);
 
+	platform_driver_register(&qcom_slim_ngd_driver);
 	return of_qcom_slim_ngd_register(dev, ctrl);
 }