diff --git a/drivers/gpu/drm/tilcdc/tilcdc_drv.c b/drivers/gpu/drm/tilcdc/tilcdc_drv.c
index 78c1877d13a83..a5e9ee4c7fbf4 100644
--- a/drivers/gpu/drm/tilcdc/tilcdc_drv.c
+++ b/drivers/gpu/drm/tilcdc/tilcdc_drv.c
@@ -390,10 +390,9 @@ static int tilcdc_init(struct drm_driver *ddrv, struct device *dev)
 	ret = drm_dev_register(ddev, 0);
 	if (ret)
 		goto init_failed;
+	priv->is_registered = true;
 
 	drm_fbdev_generic_setup(ddev, bpp);
-
-	priv->is_registered = true;
 	return 0;
 
 init_failed: