diff --git a/drivers/ata/sata_dwc_460ex.c b/drivers/ata/sata_dwc_460ex.c
index 4fc22ce4bd9a..e10eeb8ca030 100644
--- a/drivers/ata/sata_dwc_460ex.c
+++ b/drivers/ata/sata_dwc_460ex.c
@@ -1169,9 +1169,6 @@ static int sata_dwc_probe(struct platform_device *ofdev)
 	/* Save dev for later use in dev_xxx() routines */
 	hsdev->dev = dev;
 
-	/* Enable SATA Interrupts */
-	sata_dwc_enable_interrupts(hsdev);
-
 	/* Get SATA interrupt number */
 	irq = irq_of_parse_and_map(np, 0);
 	if (!irq) {
@@ -1204,6 +1201,8 @@ static int sata_dwc_probe(struct platform_device *ofdev)
 	if (err)
 		dev_err(dev, "failed to activate host");
 
+	/* Enable SATA Interrupts */
+	sata_dwc_enable_interrupts(hsdev);
 	return 0;
 
 error_out: