diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/ulp/srpt/ib_srpt.c b/drivers/infiniband/ulp/srpt/ib_srpt.c
index 41abf9cf11c6..960f870a952a 100644
--- a/drivers/infiniband/ulp/srpt/ib_srpt.c
+++ b/drivers/infiniband/ulp/srpt/ib_srpt.c
@@ -3205,7 +3205,6 @@ static int srpt_add_one(struct ib_device *device)
 
 	INIT_IB_EVENT_HANDLER(&sdev->event_handler, sdev->device,
 			      srpt_event_handler);
-	ib_register_event_handler(&sdev->event_handler);
 
 	for (i = 1; i <= sdev->device->phys_port_cnt; i++) {
 		sport = &sdev->port[i - 1];
@@ -3228,6 +3227,7 @@ static int srpt_add_one(struct ib_device *device)
 		}
 	}
 
+	ib_register_event_handler(&sdev->event_handler);
 	spin_lock(&srpt_dev_lock);
 	list_add_tail(&sdev->list, &srpt_dev_list);
 	spin_unlock(&srpt_dev_lock);
@@ -3238,7 +3238,6 @@ static int srpt_add_one(struct ib_device *device)
 
 err_port:
 	srpt_unregister_mad_agent(sdev, i);
-	ib_unregister_event_handler(&sdev->event_handler);
 err_cm:
 	if (sdev->cm_id)
 		ib_destroy_cm_id(sdev->cm_id);