diff --git a/drivers/net/can/kvaser_pciefd.c b/drivers/net/can/kvaser_pciefd.c
index 7d8522426777..591435e178d9 100644
--- a/drivers/net/can/kvaser_pciefd.c
+++ b/drivers/net/can/kvaser_pciefd.c
@@ -1825,6 +1825,11 @@ static int kvaser_pciefd_probe(struct pci_dev *pdev,
 	if (err)
 		goto err_teardown_can_ctrls;
 
+	err = request_irq(pcie->pci->irq, kvaser_pciefd_irq_handler,
+			  IRQF_SHARED, KVASER_PCIEFD_DRV_NAME, pcie);
+	if (err)
+		goto err_teardown_can_ctrls;
+
 	iowrite32(KVASER_PCIEFD_SRB_IRQ_DPD0 | KVASER_PCIEFD_SRB_IRQ_DPD1,
 		  pcie->reg_base + KVASER_PCIEFD_SRB_IRQ_REG);
 
@@ -1845,11 +1850,6 @@ static int kvaser_pciefd_probe(struct pci_dev *pdev,
 	iowrite32(KVASER_PCIEFD_SRB_CMD_RDB1,
 		  pcie->reg_base + KVASER_PCIEFD_SRB_CMD_REG);
 
-	err = request_irq(pcie->pci->irq, kvaser_pciefd_irq_handler,
-			  IRQF_SHARED, KVASER_PCIEFD_DRV_NAME, pcie);
-	if (err)
-		goto err_teardown_can_ctrls;
-
 	err = kvaser_pciefd_reg_candev(pcie);
 	if (err)
 		goto err_free_irq;