diff --git a/drivers/irqchip/irq-sunxi-nmi.c b/drivers/irqchip/irq-sunxi-nmi.c
index 1c8566c638e1..12f547a44ae4 100644
--- a/drivers/irqchip/irq-sunxi-nmi.c
+++ b/drivers/irqchip/irq-sunxi-nmi.c
@@ -179,12 +179,12 @@ static int __init sunxi_sc_nmi_irq_init(struct device_node *node,
 	gc->chip_types[1].regs.type		= reg_offs->ctrl;
 	gc->chip_types[1].handler		= handle_edge_irq;
 
-	irq_set_handler_data(irq, domain);
-	irq_set_chained_handler(irq, sunxi_sc_nmi_handle_irq);
-
 	sunxi_sc_nmi_write(gc, reg_offs->enable, 0);
 	sunxi_sc_nmi_write(gc, reg_offs->pend, 0x1);
 
+	irq_set_handler_data(irq, domain);
+	irq_set_chained_handler(irq, sunxi_sc_nmi_handle_irq);
+
 	return 0;
 
 fail_irqd_remove: