diff --git a/drivers/spi/spi-fsl-dspi.c b/drivers/spi/spi-fsl-dspi.c
index e0b30e4b1b69..91c6affe139c 100644
--- a/drivers/spi/spi-fsl-dspi.c
+++ b/drivers/spi/spi-fsl-dspi.c
@@ -1389,6 +1389,8 @@ static int dspi_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 		goto poll_mode;
 	}
 
+	init_completion(&dspi->xfer_done);
+
 	ret = request_threaded_irq(dspi->irq, dspi_interrupt, NULL,
 				   IRQF_SHARED, pdev->name, dspi);
 	if (ret < 0) {
@@ -1396,8 +1398,6 @@ static int dspi_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
 		goto out_clk_put;
 	}
 
-	init_completion(&dspi->xfer_done);
-
 poll_mode:
 
 	if (dspi->devtype_data->trans_mode == DSPI_DMA_MODE) {