diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/qualcomm/qca_spi.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/qualcomm/qca_spi.c
index f66641d961e3..6af028d5f9bc 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/qualcomm/qca_spi.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/qualcomm/qca_spi.c
@@ -912,6 +912,8 @@ qca_spi_probe(struct spi_device *spi_device)
 	qca->spi_dev = spi_device;
 	qca->legacy_mode = legacy_mode;
 
+	spi_set_drvdata(spi_device, qcaspi_devs);
+
 	mac = of_get_mac_address(spi_device->dev.of_node);
 
 	if (mac)
@@ -944,8 +946,6 @@ qca_spi_probe(struct spi_device *spi_device)
 		return -EFAULT;
 	}
 
-	spi_set_drvdata(spi_device, qcaspi_devs);
-
 	qcaspi_init_device_debugfs(qca);
 
 	return 0;