diff --git a/drivers/net/phy/spi_ks8995.c b/drivers/net/phy/spi_ks8995.c
index aa7209d794f3..1e2d4f1179da 100644
--- a/drivers/net/phy/spi_ks8995.c
+++ b/drivers/net/phy/spi_ks8995.c
@@ -491,8 +491,8 @@ static int ks8995_probe(struct spi_device *spi)
 	if (err)
 		return err;
 
-	ks->regs_attr.size = ks->chip->regs_size;
 	memcpy(&ks->regs_attr, &ks8995_registers_attr, sizeof(ks->regs_attr));
+	ks->regs_attr.size = ks->chip->regs_size;
 
 	err = ks8995_reset(ks);
 	if (err)