diff --git a/drivers/crypto/ccp/psp-dev.c b/drivers/crypto/ccp/psp-dev.c
index ae7b44599914..4bf9eaab4456 100644
--- a/drivers/crypto/ccp/psp-dev.c
+++ b/drivers/crypto/ccp/psp-dev.c
@@ -42,6 +42,9 @@ static irqreturn_t psp_irq_handler(int irq, void *data)
 	/* Read the interrupt status: */
 	status = ioread32(psp->io_regs + psp->vdata->intsts_reg);
 
+	/* Clear the interrupt status by writing the same value we read. */
+	iowrite32(status, psp->io_regs + psp->vdata->intsts_reg);
+
 	/* invoke subdevice interrupt handlers */
 	if (status) {
 		if (psp->sev_irq_handler)
@@ -51,9 +54,6 @@ static irqreturn_t psp_irq_handler(int irq, void *data)
 			psp->tee_irq_handler(irq, psp->tee_irq_data, status);
 	}
 
-	/* Clear the interrupt status by writing the same value we read. */
-	iowrite32(status, psp->io_regs + psp->vdata->intsts_reg);
-
 	return IRQ_HANDLED;
 }