diff --git a/drivers/ide/ide-probe.c b/drivers/ide/ide-probe.c
index 74b024519aff..5ccd691b0bd2 100644
--- a/drivers/ide/ide-probe.c
+++ b/drivers/ide/ide-probe.c
@@ -1258,10 +1258,10 @@ static int hwif_init(ide_hwif_t *hwif)
 		hwif->name, hwif->irq);
 
 done:
-	init_gendisk(hwif);
 	blk_register_region(MKDEV(hwif->major, 0), MAX_DRIVES << PARTN_BITS,
 			    THIS_MODULE, ata_probe, ata_lock, hwif);
 	ide_acpi_init(hwif);
+	init_gendisk(hwif);
 	return 1;
 
 out: