diff --git a/drivers/block/xen-blkfront.c b/drivers/block/xen-blkfront.c
index a2a395f85a41..a71d817e900d 100644
--- a/drivers/block/xen-blkfront.c
+++ b/drivers/block/xen-blkfront.c
@@ -2708,6 +2708,15 @@ static int __init xlblk_init(void)
 	if (!xen_domain())
 		return -ENODEV;
 
+	if (!xen_has_pv_disk_devices())
+		return -ENODEV;
+
+	if (register_blkdev(XENVBD_MAJOR, DEV_NAME)) {
+		pr_warn("xen_blk: can't get major %d with name %s\n",
+			XENVBD_MAJOR, DEV_NAME);
+		return -ENODEV;
+	}
+
 	if (xen_blkif_max_segments < BLKIF_MAX_SEGMENTS_PER_REQUEST)
 		xen_blkif_max_segments = BLKIF_MAX_SEGMENTS_PER_REQUEST;
 
@@ -2723,15 +2732,6 @@ static int __init xlblk_init(void)
 		xen_blkif_max_queues = nr_cpus;
 	}
 
-	if (!xen_has_pv_disk_devices())
-		return -ENODEV;
-
-	if (register_blkdev(XENVBD_MAJOR, DEV_NAME)) {
-		printk(KERN_WARNING "xen_blk: can't get major %d with name %s\n",
-		       XENVBD_MAJOR, DEV_NAME);
-		return -ENODEV;
-	}
-
 	INIT_DELAYED_WORK(&blkfront_work, blkfront_delay_work);
 
 	ret = xenbus_register_frontend(&blkfront_driver);