diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/mediatek/mtk_dsi.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/mediatek/mtk_dsi.c
index 17c67f02016b..aaf6c9ebd319 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/mediatek/mtk_dsi.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/mediatek/mtk_dsi.c
@@ -1236,6 +1236,11 @@ static int mtk_dsi_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 
 	dsi->host.ops = &mtk_dsi_ops;
 	dsi->host.dev = dev;
+
+	init_waitqueue_head(&dsi->irq_wait_queue);
+
+	platform_set_drvdata(pdev, dsi);
+
 	ret = mipi_dsi_host_register(&dsi->host);
 	if (ret < 0)
 		return dev_err_probe(dev, ret, "Failed to register DSI host\n");
@@ -1247,10 +1252,6 @@ static int mtk_dsi_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 		return dev_err_probe(&pdev->dev, ret, "Failed to request DSI irq\n");
 	}
 
-	init_waitqueue_head(&dsi->irq_wait_queue);
-
-	platform_set_drvdata(pdev, dsi);
-
 	dsi->bridge.of_node = dev->of_node;
 	dsi->bridge.type = DRM_MODE_CONNECTOR_DSI;