diff --git a/drivers/hid/bpf/hid_bpf_dispatch.c b/drivers/hid/bpf/hid_bpf_dispatch.c
index 26117b4ec016b..8a034a555d4ce 100644
--- a/drivers/hid/bpf/hid_bpf_dispatch.c
+++ b/drivers/hid/bpf/hid_bpf_dispatch.c
@@ -514,15 +514,16 @@ static int __init hid_bpf_init(void)
 		return 0;
 	}
 
-	err = register_btf_kfunc_id_set(BPF_PROG_TYPE_TRACING, &hid_bpf_kfunc_set);
+	err = hid_bpf_preload_skel();
 	if (err) {
-		pr_warn("error while setting HID BPF tracing kfuncs: %d", err);
+		pr_warn("error while preloading HID BPF dispatcher: %d", err);
 		return 0;
 	}
 
-	err = hid_bpf_preload_skel();
+	/* register tracing kfuncs after we are sure we can load our preloaded bpf program */
+	err = register_btf_kfunc_id_set(BPF_PROG_TYPE_TRACING, &hid_bpf_kfunc_set);
 	if (err) {
-		pr_warn("error while preloading HID BPF dispatcher: %d", err);
+		pr_warn("error while setting HID BPF tracing kfuncs: %d", err);
 		return 0;
 	}