diff --git a/drivers/net/can/spi/mcp251xfd/mcp251xfd-ring.c b/drivers/net/can/spi/mcp251xfd/mcp251xfd-ring.c
index 39005725c665..9657dbf251b0 100644
--- a/drivers/net/can/spi/mcp251xfd/mcp251xfd-ring.c
+++ b/drivers/net/can/spi/mcp251xfd/mcp251xfd-ring.c
@@ -215,8 +215,8 @@ void mcp251xfd_ring_init(struct mcp251xfd_priv *priv)
 	netdev_reset_queue(priv->ndev);
 
 	mcp251xfd_ring_init_tef(priv, &base);
-	mcp251xfd_ring_init_tx(priv, &base, &fifo_nr);
 	mcp251xfd_ring_init_rx(priv, &base, &fifo_nr);
+	mcp251xfd_ring_init_tx(priv, &base, &fifo_nr);
 }
 
 void mcp251xfd_ring_free(struct mcp251xfd_priv *priv)
diff --git a/drivers/net/can/spi/mcp251xfd/mcp251xfd.h b/drivers/net/can/spi/mcp251xfd/mcp251xfd.h
index 5c3f7f25caf0..8ee959890aea 100644
--- a/drivers/net/can/spi/mcp251xfd/mcp251xfd.h
+++ b/drivers/net/can/spi/mcp251xfd/mcp251xfd.h
@@ -596,8 +596,8 @@ struct mcp251xfd_priv {
 	u32 spi_max_speed_hz_slow;
 
 	struct mcp251xfd_tef_ring tef[1];
-	struct mcp251xfd_tx_ring tx[1];
 	struct mcp251xfd_rx_ring *rx[1];
+	struct mcp251xfd_tx_ring tx[1];
 
 	u8 rx_ring_num;