diff --git a/arch/arm/mach-sunxi/mc_smp.c b/arch/arm/mach-sunxi/mc_smp.c
index cb63921232a6..6ec3445f3c72 100644
--- a/arch/arm/mach-sunxi/mc_smp.c
+++ b/arch/arm/mach-sunxi/mc_smp.c
@@ -807,12 +807,12 @@ static int __init sunxi_mc_smp_init(void)
 			break;
 	}
 
-	is_a83t = sunxi_mc_smp_data[i].is_a83t;
-
 	of_node_put(node);
 	if (ret)
 		return -ENODEV;
 
+	is_a83t = sunxi_mc_smp_data[i].is_a83t;
+
 	if (!sunxi_mc_smp_cpu_table_init())
 		return -EINVAL;