diff --git a/drivers/spi/spi-zynq-qspi.c b/drivers/spi/spi-zynq-qspi.c
index 80e51c894eaa..e76f9c9738f0 100644
--- a/drivers/spi/spi-zynq-qspi.c
+++ b/drivers/spi/spi-zynq-qspi.c
@@ -657,9 +657,6 @@ static int zynq_qspi_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 		goto clk_dis_pclk;
 	}
 
-	/* QSPI controller initializations */
-	zynq_qspi_init_hw(xqspi);
-
 	xqspi->irq = platform_get_irq(pdev, 0);
 	if (xqspi->irq <= 0) {
 		ret = -ENXIO;
@@ -690,6 +687,10 @@ static int zynq_qspi_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	ctlr->setup = zynq_qspi_setup_op;
 	ctlr->max_speed_hz = clk_get_rate(xqspi->refclk) / 2;
 	ctlr->dev.of_node = np;
+
+	/* QSPI controller initializations */
+	zynq_qspi_init_hw(xqspi);
+
 	ret = devm_spi_register_controller(&pdev->dev, ctlr);
 	if (ret) {
 		dev_err(&pdev->dev, "spi_register_master failed\n");