diff --git a/drivers/pinctrl/pinctrl-baytrail.c b/drivers/pinctrl/pinctrl-baytrail.c
index 447f1dc25ea6..7c65c9dab215 100644
--- a/drivers/pinctrl/pinctrl-baytrail.c
+++ b/drivers/pinctrl/pinctrl-baytrail.c
@@ -527,12 +527,6 @@ static int byt_gpio_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 	gc->can_sleep = false;
 	gc->dev = dev;
 
-	ret = gpiochip_add(gc);
-	if (ret) {
-		dev_err(&pdev->dev, "failed adding byt-gpio chip\n");
-		return ret;
-	}
-
 	/* set up interrupts  */
 	irq_rc = platform_get_resource(pdev, IORESOURCE_IRQ, 0);
 	if (irq_rc && irq_rc->start) {
@@ -550,6 +544,12 @@ static int byt_gpio_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 		irq_set_chained_handler(hwirq, byt_gpio_irq_handler);
 	}
 
+	ret = gpiochip_add(gc);
+	if (ret) {
+		dev_err(&pdev->dev, "failed adding byt-gpio chip\n");
+		return ret;
+	}
+
 	pm_runtime_enable(dev);
 
 	return 0;