diff --git a/drivers/soc/fsl/dpio/dpio-driver.c b/drivers/soc/fsl/dpio/dpio-driver.c
index 70788c5a351c..3eecf38b8768 100644
--- a/drivers/soc/fsl/dpio/dpio-driver.c
+++ b/drivers/soc/fsl/dpio/dpio-driver.c
@@ -236,10 +236,6 @@ static int dpaa2_dpio_probe(struct fsl_mc_device *dpio_dev)
 		goto err_allocate_irqs;
 	}
 
-	err = register_dpio_irq_handlers(dpio_dev, desc.cpu);
-	if (err)
-		goto err_register_dpio_irq;
-
 	priv->io = dpaa2_io_create(&desc, dev);
 	if (!priv->io) {
 		dev_err(dev, "dpaa2_io_create failed\n");
@@ -247,6 +243,10 @@ static int dpaa2_dpio_probe(struct fsl_mc_device *dpio_dev)
 		goto err_dpaa2_io_create;
 	}
 
+	err = register_dpio_irq_handlers(dpio_dev, desc.cpu);
+	if (err)
+		goto err_register_dpio_irq;
+
 	dev_info(dev, "probed\n");
 	dev_dbg(dev, "   receives_notifications = %d\n",
 		desc.receives_notifications);