diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/orinoco/orinoco_cs.c b/drivers/net/wireless/orinoco/orinoco_cs.c
index 71b3d68b9403..32954c4b243a 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/orinoco/orinoco_cs.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/orinoco/orinoco_cs.c
@@ -151,20 +151,20 @@ orinoco_cs_config(struct pcmcia_device *link)
 		goto failed;
 	}
 
-	ret = pcmcia_request_irq(link, orinoco_interrupt);
-	if (ret)
-		goto failed;
-
-	/* We initialize the hermes structure before completing PCMCIA
-	 * configuration just in case the interrupt handler gets
-	 * called. */
 	mem = ioport_map(link->resource[0]->start,
 			resource_size(link->resource[0]));
 	if (!mem)
 		goto failed;
 
+	/* We initialize the hermes structure before completing PCMCIA
+	 * configuration just in case the interrupt handler gets
+	 * called. */
 	hermes_struct_init(hw, mem, HERMES_16BIT_REGSPACING);
 
+	ret = pcmcia_request_irq(link, orinoco_interrupt);
+	if (ret)
+		goto failed;
+
 	ret = pcmcia_enable_device(link);
 	if (ret)
 		goto failed;
diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/orinoco/spectrum_cs.c b/drivers/net/wireless/orinoco/spectrum_cs.c
index fb859a5ad2eb..db34c282e59b 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wireless/orinoco/spectrum_cs.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wireless/orinoco/spectrum_cs.c
@@ -214,21 +214,21 @@ spectrum_cs_config(struct pcmcia_device *link)
 		goto failed;
 	}
 
-	ret = pcmcia_request_irq(link, orinoco_interrupt);
-	if (ret)
-		goto failed;
-
-	/* We initialize the hermes structure before completing PCMCIA
-	 * configuration just in case the interrupt handler gets
-	 * called. */
 	mem = ioport_map(link->resource[0]->start,
 			resource_size(link->resource[0]));
 	if (!mem)
 		goto failed;
 
+	/* We initialize the hermes structure before completing PCMCIA
+	 * configuration just in case the interrupt handler gets
+	 * called. */
 	hermes_struct_init(hw, mem, HERMES_16BIT_REGSPACING);
 	hw->eeprom_pda = true;
 
+	ret = pcmcia_request_irq(link, orinoco_interrupt);
+	if (ret)
+		goto failed;
+
 	ret = pcmcia_enable_device(link);
 	if (ret)
 		goto failed;