diff --git a/drivers/crypto/qat/qat_common/adf_pf2vf_msg.c b/drivers/crypto/qat/qat_common/adf_pf2vf_msg.c
index 59860bdaedb6..99ee17c3d06b 100644
--- a/drivers/crypto/qat/qat_common/adf_pf2vf_msg.c
+++ b/drivers/crypto/qat/qat_common/adf_pf2vf_msg.c
@@ -107,6 +107,12 @@ static int __adf_iov_putmsg(struct adf_accel_dev *accel_dev, u32 msg, u8 vf_nr)
 		val = ADF_CSR_RD(pmisc_bar_addr, pf2vf_offset);
 	} while ((val & int_bit) && (count++ < ADF_PFVF_MSG_ACK_MAX_RETRY));
 
+	if (val & int_bit) {
+		dev_dbg(&GET_DEV(accel_dev), "ACK not received from remote\n");
+		val &= ~int_bit;
+		ret = -EIO;
+	}
+
 	if (val != msg) {
 		dev_dbg(&GET_DEV(accel_dev),
 			"Collision - PFVF CSR overwritten by remote function\n");
@@ -114,12 +120,6 @@ static int __adf_iov_putmsg(struct adf_accel_dev *accel_dev, u32 msg, u8 vf_nr)
 		goto out;
 	}
 
-	if (val & int_bit) {
-		dev_dbg(&GET_DEV(accel_dev), "ACK not received from remote\n");
-		val &= ~int_bit;
-		ret = -EIO;
-	}
-
 	/* Finished with the PFVF CSR; relinquish it and leave msg in CSR */
 	ADF_CSR_WR(pmisc_bar_addr, pf2vf_offset, val & ~local_in_use_mask);
 out: