diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/msm_drv.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/msm_drv.c
index 108632a1f243..8d9d86c76a4e 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/msm_drv.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/msm/msm_drv.c
@@ -432,15 +432,15 @@ static int msm_drm_init(struct device *dev, struct drm_driver *drv)
 
 	drm_mode_config_init(ddev);
 
+	ret = msm_init_vram(ddev);
+	if (ret)
+		goto err_destroy_mdss;
+
 	/* Bind all our sub-components: */
 	ret = component_bind_all(dev, ddev);
 	if (ret)
 		goto err_destroy_mdss;
 
-	ret = msm_init_vram(ddev);
-	if (ret)
-		goto err_msm_uninit;
-
 	if (!dev->dma_parms) {
 		dev->dma_parms = devm_kzalloc(dev, sizeof(*dev->dma_parms),
 					      GFP_KERNEL);