diff --git a/arch/sparc/kernel/pci_sun4v.c b/arch/sparc/kernel/pci_sun4v.c
index b272cda35a01..af5755d20fbe 100644
--- a/arch/sparc/kernel/pci_sun4v.c
+++ b/arch/sparc/kernel/pci_sun4v.c
@@ -849,10 +849,10 @@ static int pci_sun4v_msiq_build_irq(struct pci_pbm_info *pbm,
 	if (!irq)
 		return -ENOMEM;
 
-	if (pci_sun4v_msiq_setstate(pbm->devhandle, msiqid, HV_MSIQSTATE_IDLE))
-		return -EINVAL;
 	if (pci_sun4v_msiq_setvalid(pbm->devhandle, msiqid, HV_MSIQ_VALID))
 		return -EINVAL;
+	if (pci_sun4v_msiq_setstate(pbm->devhandle, msiqid, HV_MSIQSTATE_IDLE))
+		return -EINVAL;
 
 	return irq;
 }