diff --git a/drivers/usb/chipidea/core.c b/drivers/usb/chipidea/core.c
index e43be34f04b9..de1e4a84aa93 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/chipidea/core.c
+++ b/drivers/usb/chipidea/core.c
@@ -669,6 +669,7 @@ static int ci_hdrc_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	if (!ci)
 		return -ENOMEM;
 
+	platform_set_drvdata(pdev, ci);
 	ci->dev = dev;
 	ci->platdata = dev_get_platdata(dev);
 	ci->imx28_write_fix = !!(ci->platdata->flags &
@@ -782,7 +783,6 @@ static int ci_hdrc_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 		}
 	}
 
-	platform_set_drvdata(pdev, ci);
 	ret = devm_request_irq(dev, ci->irq, ci_irq, IRQF_SHARED,
 			ci->platdata->name, ci);
 	if (ret)
diff --git a/drivers/usb/chipidea/host.c b/drivers/usb/chipidea/host.c
index 48731d0bab35..c1694cff1eaf 100644
--- a/drivers/usb/chipidea/host.c
+++ b/drivers/usb/chipidea/host.c
@@ -91,7 +91,6 @@ static int host_start(struct ci_hdrc *ci)
 	if (!hcd)
 		return -ENOMEM;
 
-	dev_set_drvdata(ci->dev, ci);
 	hcd->rsrc_start = ci->hw_bank.phys;
 	hcd->rsrc_len = ci->hw_bank.size;
 	hcd->regs = ci->hw_bank.abs;