diff --git a/drivers/mfd/wm831x-irq.c b/drivers/mfd/wm831x-irq.c
index ec10004200c9..7dabe4dbd373 100644
--- a/drivers/mfd/wm831x-irq.c
+++ b/drivers/mfd/wm831x-irq.c
@@ -490,6 +490,14 @@ int wm831x_irq_init(struct wm831x *wm831x, int irq)
 
 	mutex_init(&wm831x->irq_lock);
 
+	/* Mask the individual interrupt sources */
+	for (i = 0; i < ARRAY_SIZE(wm831x->irq_masks_cur); i++) {
+		wm831x->irq_masks_cur[i] = 0xffff;
+		wm831x->irq_masks_cache[i] = 0xffff;
+		wm831x_reg_write(wm831x, WM831X_INTERRUPT_STATUS_1_MASK + i,
+				 0xffff);
+	}
+
 	if (!irq) {
 		dev_warn(wm831x->dev,
 			 "No interrupt specified - functionality limited\n");
@@ -505,14 +513,6 @@ int wm831x_irq_init(struct wm831x *wm831x, int irq)
 	wm831x->irq = irq;
 	wm831x->irq_base = pdata->irq_base;
 
-	/* Mask the individual interrupt sources */
-	for (i = 0; i < ARRAY_SIZE(wm831x->irq_masks_cur); i++) {
-		wm831x->irq_masks_cur[i] = 0xffff;
-		wm831x->irq_masks_cache[i] = 0xffff;
-		wm831x_reg_write(wm831x, WM831X_INTERRUPT_STATUS_1_MASK + i,
-				 0xffff);
-	}
-
 	/* Register them with genirq */
 	for (cur_irq = wm831x->irq_base;
 	     cur_irq < ARRAY_SIZE(wm831x_irqs) + wm831x->irq_base;