diff --git a/drivers/mtd/nand/mtk_ecc.c b/drivers/mtd/nand/mtk_ecc.c
index 4958121cb827..a855a4e5cc35 100644
--- a/drivers/mtd/nand/mtk_ecc.c
+++ b/drivers/mtd/nand/mtk_ecc.c
@@ -276,8 +276,6 @@ int mtk_ecc_enable(struct mtk_ecc *ecc, struct mtk_ecc_config *config)
 	if (ret)
 		return ret;
 
-	writew(ECC_OP_ENABLE, ecc->regs + ECC_CTL_REG(op));
-
 	init_completion(&ecc->done);
 	reg_val = ECC_IRQ_EN;
 	/*
@@ -289,6 +287,8 @@ int mtk_ecc_enable(struct mtk_ecc *ecc, struct mtk_ecc_config *config)
 		reg_val |= ECC_PG_IRQ_SEL;
 	writew(reg_val, ecc->regs + ECC_IRQ_REG(op));
 
+	writew(ECC_OP_ENABLE, ecc->regs + ECC_CTL_REG(op));
+
 	return 0;
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(mtk_ecc_enable);