diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu/amdgpu_vram_mgr.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu/amdgpu_vram_mgr.c
index 2a241a5b12c4..ac3f71d77140 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu/amdgpu_vram_mgr.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/amd/amdgpu/amdgpu_vram_mgr.c
@@ -918,9 +918,6 @@ int amdgpu_vram_mgr_init(struct amdgpu_device *adev)
 	struct ttm_resource_manager *man = &mgr->manager;
 	int err;
 
-	man->cg = drmm_cgroup_register_region(adev_to_drm(adev), "vram", adev->gmc.real_vram_size);
-	if (IS_ERR(man->cg))
-		return PTR_ERR(man->cg);
 	ttm_resource_manager_init(man, &adev->mman.bdev,
 				  adev->gmc.real_vram_size);
 
@@ -935,6 +932,10 @@ int amdgpu_vram_mgr_init(struct amdgpu_device *adev)
 	if (err)
 		return err;
 
+	man->cg = drmm_cgroup_register_region(adev_to_drm(adev), "vram", adev->gmc.real_vram_size);
+	if (IS_ERR(man->cg))
+		return PTR_ERR(man->cg);
+
 	ttm_set_driver_manager(&adev->mman.bdev, TTM_PL_VRAM, &mgr->manager);
 	ttm_resource_manager_set_used(man, true);
 	return 0;